how to stop a city from tearing down historical buildings?

Question

i live in quincy ill. it's a a small city only abot 55,000 give or take. but here lately they have been taering down alot of the historical buildings in the town. like the old court house that was built in the early 1800's was tore down to build a gas station. and an old plantion style house was tore down. just so the the dumb golf course could build nine more holes. and they are starting to tear down allot of the river front property that was used to unload steam boats. and one house is where jooseph smith stayed when he crossed over from missori before he went to navoo. i don't know what the historic society is doing. they seam more interrested in saving any thing that has joghn woods name on it. so is there any thing i could do to start saving these old buildings from the wrecking ball? i'm all for progress in this town but not at the price of our land marks to do it.

ps here is some info on quincy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincy%2C_Illinois

Answer 1

you have to start with the county commissioners or city whichever is relevant. they vote on doing these things. if you want to raise public awareness, write editorials in your local paper to gain interest with the local community. hold your own meetings about saving the buildings if the historical society is lame. you can do it! one person can make a difference.

Answer 2

I wish there was an answer to this question. I've lived in Chicago almost my entire life. There is no end to the devestation of old beautiful buildings in the city (well that is wrong because the end is when they are all gone). One way is through legal preservation. This is tough for me because a person should have the right to do with their own property what they choose as long as it does not harm anyone else. It would be hard to argue that an ugly new condo actually does true harm to anyone. What the real answer would be is change the way people look at the city. Instill the notion that character can lead to progress.

Answer 3

Call and speak with your city's planning department or historical society. Sometimes, historic buildings simply cannot be saved; they may structurally beyond repair but look okay from the outside. You can also contact the Illinois State Historical Society if you local one is not helpful.

Another resource for you may be AASLH, the professional organization for state and local history.

Answer 4

Get a petition going. Write it up and get as many signatures and addresses of voters as you can. Attend a town meeting and protest. If that doesn't work submit the petition to the mayor. You should also call your local newspaper and ask them to do a story on it. This will embarrass the idiots who want to destroy historic landmarks.

Answer 5

If you were or are rich , then you could buy them. Sometimes the gov even kicks in money if you van prove that somebody famous lived there. Also, make sure your spelling is in tip top form on anything official. If you are descended from somebody like John Adams, it would help too I think.

Answer 6

If you will be able to get some attention, than you can actually achieve something. You can do that by posting some kind of article in local newspaper and attending meetings.

try to get as much attention you have got, because when you will reach people, some of them will start thinking and will follow you.

good luck!!!