Harry James, the builder we wrote about yesterday, demolished the Doyle house at 945 Heights Blvd. earlier today. KHOU captured an aerial video of the demolition, which comes the day before a protest that was scheduled for tomorrow from 5-6 pm at the house.
The house was over one hundred years old and had been owned by the Doyle family until local builder Harry James purchased it for demolition. Even though several buyers had apparently approached him to sell, his inflated $800 - 900,000 offer (a little under the prices of his "Victorian Classic" builds) were out of their league.
Randy Pace, the city's Historic Preservation Officer, told the Chronicle that the house was eligible for Houston Landmark status, as well as listing in the National Register of Historic Places: "This would make it eligible for a property tax exemptions and discounts on permit fees for restoration. But the owner would need to initiate the application for the listing."
add to digg
add to stumble upon
add to reddit