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'''Joseph Graham''' is a photographer. | '''Joseph Graham''' is a photographer. | ||
He is the grandson of former [[Cardiff]] mayor [[Joe Country]]. In February [[2009]] he inherited Country's home and an adjacent [[Sam Thornley residence]], a mining company shotgun house on the same property. Graham began remodeling the main house, but ran into a hitch when the vacant cottage was classified as an insurance liability. Rather than demolish it, he offered to donate the house to the [[Five Mile Creek]] [[Five Mile Creek Greenways Partnership|Greenways Partnership]]. | He is the grandson of former [[Cardiff]] mayor [[Joe Country]]. In February [[2009]] he inherited Country's home and an adjacent [[Sam Thornley residence]], a [[List of mine operators|mining company]] [[shotgun house]] on the same property. Graham began remodeling the main house, but ran into a hitch when the vacant cottage was classified as an insurance liability. Rather than demolish it, he offered to donate the house to the [[Five Mile Creek]] [[Five Mile Creek Greenways Partnership|Greenways Partnership]]. | ||
The Town of [[Broookside]] | The Partnership worked with the Town of [[Broookside]] to secure a loan to relocate the cottage to the municipal complex on [[Brookside-Coalburg Road]] and make use of it as a historical museum with displays on the area's mining industry. Fund raising to repay the loan, restore the house and develop historical displays is ongoing. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:24, 21 May 2009
Joseph Graham is a photographer.
He is the grandson of former Cardiff mayor Joe Country. In February 2009 he inherited Country's home and an adjacent Sam Thornley residence, a mining company shotgun house on the same property. Graham began remodeling the main house, but ran into a hitch when the vacant cottage was classified as an insurance liability. Rather than demolish it, he offered to donate the house to the Five Mile Creek Greenways Partnership.
The Partnership worked with the Town of Broookside to secure a loan to relocate the cottage to the municipal complex on Brookside-Coalburg Road and make use of it as a historical museum with displays on the area's mining industry. Fund raising to repay the loan, restore the house and develop historical displays is ongoing.
References
- Smith, Adam (May 4, 2009) "Town seeks donations to move historic house" North Jefferson News