Thanks, Ray.  It's not like there haven't been success stories in preserving our historic homes.  But too often old  houses are torn down for stupid reasons.  An eighteenth century log home in Elizabethtown was torn down so that a church could expand its parking lot. 

The eighteenth century stone Flory Mill farmhouse was demolished, not because it was in poor condition; not because anything was being built to replace it; but because its owners didn't want the liability of a vacant house.

Jeannie, I watched and admired the farmhouse at Petersburg Road and Fruitville Pike myself.  I know that that area is under great development pressure, but there's still no reason not to preserve an old farmhouse with great character, even with new homes built around it.  In fact, it would have enhanced the character of the newer subdivision.

The way the original farmhouse was preserved and restored by the pond in Woods Edge is an example of how our architectural heritage doesn't have to be destroyed by development. 

Jo, I do have photos of the log and stone home I restored in Marietta, before, during and after the restoration.  Unfortunately, they're over twenty years old, taken before the advent of digital photography, so I can't share them in this venue. 

Actually, the photos I have of many of the restorations I did would make great blogs on their own, if they were only in digital format.

Fred, I'm glad that at least the farmhouse in South Londonderry Township is being preserved.  I wonder whether the developers chose to preserve it on their own, or whether they were forced to because it had been designated a historical property?

It is was the latter, it shows the value of getting significant homes onto the National Register of Historic Places. 

Jason, I've taken note of some of your wisdom as well.  One of my favorites:  "Live each day as though it were your last; learn as though you were going to live forever."

Jo, unfortunately, my present camera doesn't have the close-up capability to take good pictures of old photos.  Perhaps in the future I'll be able to do this, or figure out how to get a good scanned copy.

BTW, your grandparents were a very handsome couple! 

Jeff, it does seem to be a contradiction for a Realtor(R), but I have fought to preserve old buildings in the past, and no doubt will again.  I'm not against development per se, but I do resent it when no respect is given to the historic or architecturally significant homes in the way of the developers.

I have not seen what was torn down at Petersburg Road at Weaver.  That's a shame.  The countryside that drew people to see Lancaster County is slowly disappearing.