Fire-Ravaged House in Mount Vernon to be Restored


	Fire-Ravaged House in Mount Vernon to be Restored

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1-8-2009 1:48 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/946e20ed-7807-4960-838f-db44b6bb30a1/D2341A04-166E-4931-B2E1-55C88B2A4129/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/09/01/08/Historic-house-being-restored-after-fire" href="http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/09/01/08/Historic-house-being-restored-after-fire" style="font-size: 11px;">www.mountvernonnews.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/09/01/08/Historic-house-being-restored-after-fire"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.mountvernonnews.com/img/E967CF47-830A-4B27-A7B5-C4EB0DF139B4" alt="Gutting of the house at 112 E. Gambier St. is under way by the Josh Elue Construction Co. Throwing ceiling material into the truck Wednesday morning is Robyn Elue. When the interior of the home is cleared out, the damage will be assessed pending further work, Elue said. The historic 168-year-old house is owned by Wayne Gottke and was divided into five apartments. The house was damaged by fire Dec. 16." /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/09/01/08/Historic-house-being-restored-after-fire"><P>MOUNT VERNON — The historic, 168-year-old Young house at 112 E. Gambier St. will be restored to its former glory. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/09/01/08/Historic-house-being-restored-after-fire"><P>Heavily damage by a fire that started in an upstairs apartment the afternoon of Dec. 16, the house is owned by Wayne Gottke and was divided into five apartments.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/09/01/08/Historic-house-being-restored-after-fire"><P>Gottke said the decision has been made to restore the house to its historic splendor. Handling the work will be the Capital Construction Co. of Delaware, a specialist in historic reconstruction. Gottke said his insurance company recommended the company.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/09/01/08/Historic-house-being-restored-after-fire"><P>The company will enlist the help of the Knox County Historical Society in the restoration. Jim Gibson, curator of the Knox County Historical Society Museum, said they have photos of the home for reference when doing the work.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mountvernonnews.com/local/09/01/08/Historic-house-being-restored-after-fire">Gottke said there is no time frame for the restoration. Sorting out all of the 
damage that will need repaired, plus engineer work to reconstruct the roof, he 
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