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People were trying to prevent that old historic farmhouse from being destroyed, but the developers have won.
Really sad! I had heard the selling developers offered it to anyone who wanted it but the taker had to pay to move it, a nearly impossible financial hurdle when added to any restoration costs. Another example of Jacksonville letting its history slip away.
Per the tax rolls, this property was purchased by the Mormon Church of Salt Lake City, UT. Word is that they plan to build a Church campus on this site. From what I have heard over the years, I believe the Mormon's have more than adequate resources (the land here, alone, cost $7,150,000) to have assisted in saving this historic structure dating to 1913. Would have been a nice PR win.
Jacksonville 'lets' history slip away? Jacksonville chews it up, spits it out and defecates on it. History cannot get in the way of progress, don't ya know. Sentiment has no place in the Cold New City of the South. History, remember, is the great offender of all people. Isn't that the doctrine we've been fed and taught to recite? Dry your tears.
Councilman Boylan hosted a community meeting in Mandarin a couple months ago regarding historic preservation, inviting leadership from RAP and SPAR to share how their neighborhood preservation efforts came forth. I believe there's interest in the Mandarin community to be more proactive with historic preservation, but lack of organization/focused leadership thus far.
The real issue in Mandarin, is the wetlands & water table. The houses were built on larger lots because of it, and now that it's a nice area to raise a family, larger lots are being mitigated for MF/Townhomes. The historic homes there are not geographically concentrated, and the endless subdivisions have removed the feel of anything historic. Same goes for SR-13 south of Mandarin too.
Previously, this same tactic was used for Single Family homes, but locals often don't get upset over new SFH subdivisions.