I think the answer had better be yes…
Earlier this week, I had the privilege of touring the abandoned Spring Valley AME Church. I have admired this humble country church as I have driven past it for the past 20 years or so…..always wondering who owned it, what would become of it….and wouldn’t it be so charming if someone would just take a chance and fix it up??
Imagine my surprise when I passed it a week or so ago, and saw a “For Sale” sign posted right out front. I couldn’t wait to talk to my business partner and see if she would be game to take a look. What would we do with the building?? I don’t know….we can figure that out later, don’t you think??
It is always a good start to a showing when the first thing Victor asks me while getting out of his truck is: “You want to tear that down, right??”……
We kicked around a few ideas as we looked at the property. With all of the development going on around it, we all felt that the former church could make an absolutely charming coffee or breakfast place…
Alas, it was not in the cards. I knew that there was a good chance that the old frame building would not be in any kind of shape for rehab after all of the years of neglect. Victor confirmed that the foundation would have to be rebuilt, amid other expensive obstacles to the restoration–so a project that was already outside the scope of what we normally “do” fell victim to a fatal blow–we have made the decision to not proceed with making an offer. It makes me sad, but I still hold out hope that someone will have a vision for the property that does not include razing the building….
We have to have faith, right?
