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1. I volunteer at Heritage Square Museum and they often get inquiries from folks about relocating an old historic home. One such case was an old farmhouse in Ventura. Unfortunately, the cost of doing so is prohibitive, and unless some generous benefactor foots the bill–which can be quite expensive–there’s nothing they can do.

   So, alas, a house like this, historic though it may be, had few options for survival. Its land is too valuable to not develop, it’s too expensive to move, and it’s also costly to maintain it as a museum of sorts. As much as I think we should try to preserve buildings of note, I’m at a loss at the best way to do so. Honestly, preservation by neglect is the only way that seems to work nowadays.

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