What Could Have Been Done With The A.N. Myers House - con't

Some think the A.N. Myers Home needed to be torn down and that the Ashland County Historical Society was doing the right thing. There was a fire in the home back in mid 1900's. Some say that is the reason the house had to come down, but they have not seen other homes and building on the National Register of Historic Places that have been restored, even after fire. One such building I had the opportunity to see was in Marietta, Ohio. Amazing, and all the work was done with 20% tax credits
Some say the A.N. Myers Home lost it's historic value. The former director of the Ashland County Historical Society wrote to the Ohio Historic Preservation Office and the National Register of Historic Places to have the A.N. Myers Home removed from the Register and declare that the building was non-contributing to the Center Street Historic District. The Ohio Historic Preservation Office and the National Register of Historic Places replied (do have a copy of they reply letter) that they would not remove the home from the National Register because it should more original details at the time of the letter than when the A.N. Myers Home was placed on the National Register.
Some say that A.N. Myers himself was not significant enough to preserve his home. I say, Isn't it important to preserve all. My home was build by your average railroad agent. Is the railroad agent any less important? From factory owner to factory work, we need to preserve all parts of our history.
Some say that the A.N. Myers Home would cost too much to restore or rehab....well, I think I have already proven my case in past blogs!