This Old House

Great news! The SJ-R reports the Adams House will not be torn down. The Audubon Society has decided to build-on rather than destroy the structure and start anew.

The board of directors of the Illinois Audubon Society has decided to save Springfield's Adams House from demolition.

Instead, the organization will build a 3,000-square-foot addition onto the back of the original 1850s-era farmhouse at the 27-acre Adams Wildlife Sanctuary, 2315 Clear
Lake Ave.

With Saturday's vote, the board reversed an earlier decision to demolish the late Margery Adams' house to clear the way for a brand-new state headquarters building.

The public outcry at the decision to raze the house led the Audubon Society to reconsider, board member Carolyn Taft Grosboll said Monday.

Three cheers for public outcry. I’ve been outcrying here on the issue from the beginning.