Grace Hall and Endangered Historic Sites List

[Kathleen Spaltro]

Your points are reasonable. These details could be worked out with the demolition company and/or building owner. If WellesNet people could let me know if there is a strong interest, that gives me something to say when I open discussions with them. If there is little or no interest, I will tell them that.

[RayKelly]

I'd be interested.
I have seen bricks sold in elaborate displays (a piece from Fenway Park afixed to a wood plaque) and bricks from a local historical buidling sold with a simple sticker glued on. It really comes down to the presentation. I agree there mustbe a letter of authenticity from the demolition crew or historical commission to make it marketable.

[Joshua]

I would be interested as well, although it's just a damn shame it had to come to this.

[Magentarose67]

I wish I had the money to buy one right now ....

[NoFake]

Count me in.

[Kathleen Spaltro]

OK--it sounds as if there is a good level of interest. I will report that to the building owner and the demolition company and try to work out details.

WellesNet members were enormously helpful to us as we tried to save Grace Hall from demolition. Your letters to Woodstock City Council and Landmarks Illinois were powerful.

If this attempt to fund something in Woodstock to memorialize Welles/Todd [event/booklet/plaque--whatever the money will support] goes forward, would you help both through buying Grace Hall bricks and by publicizing their availability/purpose to other Welles enthusiasts? I would be very grateful for the help.

I had this idea about the bricks after reading in the "International Herald Tribune" about Poe. Preservationists were unable to save the newspaper building in which Poe began his career, but those bricks were reused to build the Poe Shrine in Richmond, which makes a huge deal of its association with Poe.

Kathy Spaltro

[Magentarose67]

Oh, cheer up now we haven't a price yet. Perhaps we'll be pleasantly surprised.

Aww....thank you, Matthew ! I will maintain hope .