Demolition of 125-year-old Chardonnay house begins

Demolition workers this morning began taking down the Chardonnay house, a 125- year-old, Queen Anne-style landmark on Second Street Southwest that has been at the center of controversy over the city's commitment to heritage preservation.

Historic preservationists have attempted to save the house at 723 Second Street S.W., just west of the Gift of Life Transplant House, but the owner, Curtis Schuster, said the house was in poor condition, and he planned to raze it to make way for new development.

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