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Maplewood's Woodside Considered For This Old House Magazine

The magazine features one old house a month on its back page.

Maplewood resident Chrys Kramer, aware that the oldest building in Maplewood is in bad condition, thought seeing it featured in a national magazine could help the cause to see it renovated.

She contacted This Old House magazine, which features a historic home for sale each month. She copied Patch and Maplewood Public Works Director Anthony Traxler on the email.

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Editor Paul Hope said they would consider Woodside for the July issue, and told Kramer he needed more photos and the list price.

Maplewood historian and Patch blogger Doug Houser has written on Woodside many times.

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Three of Houser's blogs,   The Historic Papers of Woodside 1838-1914, and The Rannells Family of Woodside, were sent to Hope.

Recently, Hope said in an email that they decided to feature another home in the July issue. It's a house slated to be torn down 30 days after its publication in the magazine. He said this home's case seemed more urgent than Woodside's.

Hope said there's a possibility of featuring Woodside in the August issue.

More on Woodside in Patch:

  • The Historic Papers of Woodside 1838-1914
  • The Rannells Family of Woodside

Maplewood Mayor James White inferred that the city has plans for Woodside at a recent council meeting, but didn't have details. What would you like see done with the old house?


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