A developer is trying a last-ditch effort to save the flood-damaged Czech Village neighborhood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
A survey determined there were 21 of the 150 or so homes damaged in 2008 that could be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places – but not the neighborhood as a whole.
The Gazette says developer Charles Jones has proposed re-evaluating the neighborhood to see if it could be eligible. The means dozens of homes would have to be stripped of vinyl siding and porch additions or other changes that altered their architectural significance.
The architectural historian who conducted the survey says it’s possible the changes could make a difference.
About 60 homes are to torn down beginning in about two weeks. Jones wants the City Council to delay demolition.
Topics Flood
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