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Henry M. Peck House (Stephen
Tilly)
Marquette Hotel (Jeremy Wells)
The Mount (Edith Wharton Restoration)
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TRANSITIONS
LOST
C. 1865 Henry
M. Peck House, West Haverstraw, N.Y.: named for
prominent resident, used as residence for superintendent
of Helen Hayes Hospital until 1970s, destroyed by
fire
450-year-old Wye Oak, Wye Mills, Md.: stood 96 feet
high with a circumference of 32 feet, toppled by storm
Late-19th-c. Helme Mansion, Helmetta, N.J.: most
significant building in George W. Helme Snuff Mill
Historic District, razed for construction of retirement
community
SAVED
1928 Marquette Hotel, Cape Girardeau, Mo.: vacant
for more than 25 years, condemned by city, publicized
by historic preservation students and concerned citizens,
bought for rehabilitation as state offices
Gordon Island, Princeton, Maine: site of burial ground
sacred to Passamaquoddy Indians, donated to tribe
by Canadian paper company Domtar Industries, Inc.
1872 Maywood Train Station, Maywood, N.J.: commuter
depot until 1967, VFW hall until 1996, abandoned for
seven years, being restored as local history center
RESTORED
1902 The
Mount, Lenox, Mass.: designed and lived in by
writer and tastemaker Edith Wharton, partially restored
and opened for tours
1913 Masonic Temple, Des Moines: rescued from dereliction,
restored as Temple for the Performing Arts, with auditoriums,
offices, and restaurants
1927 Van Hoosen Dairy Barn, Rochester Hills, Mich.:
converted from dilapidated milking facility to cultural,
educational, and recreational center
THREATENED
1802 Meason House, Fayette County, Pa.: prime specimen
of Palladian-influenced Georgian architecture, beset
by auto-repair shop, strip mine, and other 21st-c.
realities
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