[Durham INC] An open letter to Jeff Monsein on the shameful destruction o...

Fri Mar 30 10:03:19 EDT 2012

If he is not on the listserve,  here is Mr. Monsein's number courtesy of
his company website and a contact comment page as well.

office 919-620-8500
*Toll free:* 1-800-672-4348, ext. 6973
*Mobile: *919-612-1789

http://www.aluminumcompany.com/contact-aluminum-company-north-carolina

-- 
DeDreana Freeman of the Golden Belt Historic District
Durham N.C. 27701

On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 6:56 PM, <TheOcean1 at aol.com> wrote:

> **
> *Are we sure that Jeff Monsein is on this listserv and is getting these
> messages?
>
> *Bill Anderson
>
>  In a message dated 3/29/2012 6:51:13 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> mmr121570 at yahoo.com writes:
>
>
>
>  I absolutely agree with Kelly here. Mr. Monsein, please rethink
> destroying this home. A historic home will get you more money in the long
> run...If you're trying to make a short-term profit, then I hope you'll
> think about the neighborhood and Durham at large and retain this beautiful
> historic home...I've no doubt you'll still make a nice profit.
>
> Thanks for your sincere consideration,
> Melissa (Rooney)
>
>
>
>   ------------------------------
> *From:* "Kelly Jarrett, Ph.D." <kjj1 at duke.edu>
> *To:* owdNA <owdna at yahoogroups.com>
> *Cc:* "inc-list at durhaminc.org" <inc-list at durhaminc.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, 29 March 2012 10:05 AM
> *Subject:* [Durham INC] An open letter to Jeff Monsein on the shameful
> destruction of historic home at 910 Ninth Street
>
>    Dear Jeff Monsein,
>
>
>   I've just learned that are about to demolish the historic two-story
> house at 910 Ninth Street. As the Durham Architecture and Historic
> Inventory states, this is the only surviving house in West Durham with a
> two-tiered front porch. And you are about to raze it to the ground.
>
>
>   For what? To put up another one of those hulking multiplexes, another
> ugly, boxy structures that diminishes the historic nature of our
> neighborhood. Shame on you.
>
>
>   Actions like this, destroying a historic structure like this, are
> shameful and create resentment and resistance from those who love this
> neighborhood and Durham for its historic intact neighborhoods and the
> creative preservation of so many historic structures here (Golden Belt,
> Brightleaf, American Tobacco to name just a few).
>
>
> There is a tremendous demand for properties in our neighborhood. Since
> word of your impending destruction of this property became public knowledge
> yesterday, several people have expressed interest in purchasing it. To see
> such a lovely historic home destroyed, a home which there are no doubt
> eager buyers for . . . . buyers who would preserve and restore it . . . . .
> to be replaced with an ugly, boxy, multiplex that diminishes the historic
> nature of our neighborhood.
>
>
>   I hope you rethink this thoughtless decision. And I hope you consider
> it carefully before you raze another historic property in our neighborhood.
> We're watching now.
>
>
>   Kelly Jarrett
> OWD resident
>
>
>
>
>
>  Neighbors,
>
> Take a look at this lovely house. It's about to be razed by Jeff Monsein
> (Aluminum Company of North Carolina). I think so he can grace our
> neighborhood with another of those lovely, boxy, fake-sided monstrosities
> that are now hulking behind the fire station.
>
> Thanks for nothing, Jeff!
>
> Kelly Jarrett
>
>
>    From the Durham Architecture and Historic Inventory (1982):
> Page 160:
> "WD-28  House  910 Ninth St.:    This two-story single-pile house with
> rear two-story ell is the only surviving house in West Durham with a
> two-tiered front porch.  The house appears to be relatively unaltered on
> the exterior, having retained its original roof of patterned tin shingles,
> its original siding of molded weatherboards known as "German siding", and
> its original porch supports of box posts.  Two-story shed additions have
> been constructed on the rear of the main block and on one elevation of the
> rear wall."
>
>  _________________
> Kelly Jarrett
> kjj1 at duke.edu
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