Man, I thought that the last problem that Russ Maxwell and his FLW Davidson House would run into would be the neighborhood. I thought that maybe the cost to rehab would be prohibitive… or the historic codes would be tough… or the FLW Foundation wouldn’t give its blessing… or anything other than what Russ is actually facing. But it looks like Russ already has a battle on his hands if he wants to open up the house to FLW enthusiasts (see original post). “Believe me,” Russ told me. “I don’t want to do something that the neighbors don’t want… but if they would just give it a chance I think that they would see that it’s good for the neighborhood and the city. The people that would be staying there are not going to be ruffians… they are going to be people who appreciate architecture and culture.”
If the neighbors do stop this project with lawsuits, I have a proposal… I volunteer my neighborhood as a place to move the Davidson House. Of course that is only wishful thinking. But rather than Russ having to go through the pains of variance hearings and law suits, only to have this house situated near neighbors that feel that their housing values are being jeopardized, I would welcome the house with open arms. Russ told me that he hopes the neighbors give him six months to show that it is good for the neighborhood. “If the house presents problems (for whatever reason), I’d be happy to admit that they were right and call the project off.”
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