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QUINCY, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — The city of Quincy plans to move a historic, fully granite house from its original location.
The house was built in the 1830s of granite entirely sourced from West Quincy quarries.
Mayor Thomas Koch said that this is the only house of its kind in the city.
“You see a lot of brick homes, but they’re usually not solid granite type houses,” Koch said.
The mayor discussed how they will be moving the building to save it from demolition, as the owner of the land wasn’t planning on keeping it around.
“It’s on Willard Street in West Quincy, and the owner of the property is looking to develop the property, and of course the house is not included in the development,” Koch said.
He said that they will deconstruct the building and move it to a new location next to West Quincy’s Granite Museum.
“Disassemble the house and put it back together up at The Granite Museum up in West Quincy where the quarries were,” Koch said. “I think it’s a natural spot to put it up there, I think it will help to be an additional draw.”
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There is some debate amongst members of the Quincy Historical Commission about if they should choose a more centralized spot for the house.
Mayor Koch felt that the area’s significance to the granite industry means the spot next to the museum makes the most sense to him.
The move won’t be happening until fall, however, so there is some time before plans officially are set in stone.
“I think it’s a good plan, but we’re just going through logistically now how can we make it happen,” Koch said.
WBZ NewsRadio's Jim MacKay (@JimMacKayOnAir) reports.