Moving History

Our area in S. Florida is not old. The McNab House is nearly 100 years old. It was owned by a pioneer in our area. Fact is, I have driven by this house how many hundreds of times without even knowing it was there! I've driven on roads named after him without even knowing the history. Since the home was on a huge parcel of land on a main road, the family chose to sell the land to a developer. Th developer was going to demolish the house until the City stepped in. Today, they are moving this house 4 blocks to a city park. It will take them hours to do so and several million dollars. After 2 hours, they still had not cleared the first traffic light. Many crews were in force to move everything out of the way for this major move. It has been decades since any homes have been moved in our area. I was happy to see so many people out watching this historic event.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

That is so interesting and fascinating. I wonder what the park is going to use it for.

[Diana]

Lovely shot and an amazing story.

[Lou Ann]

Such a great storytelling photo!

[GaryW]

This is fascinating! I think house moving is amazing.

[M. Brutus]

Must have been well built to survive such a move. Thanks for a splendid photo and narrative about it.

[Danette Thompson]

@mittens they will use it as a restaurant!

[Rick]

Wow, it's amazing that they can move a house like that. Great capture.

[Louise & Ken]

That's incredible! I love that the old history is being preserved and seen worthy to place elsewhere! This makes quite an interesting photo story!

[CC Folk]

Amazing capture! I find it crazy an entire house can be moved and survive. I have seen this a few times. I love preserving some historical homes and buildings.