Heritage group asks council to save Railtown homes

Nelson’s heritage working group thinks a couple of houses slated for demolition deserve a second look.

Chair Astrid Heyerdahl says the city-owned buildings are on Railway Street and were built in 1910 and 1927.

She approached council this week to see if there is any way to save them.

Heyerdahl says there are several ideas for the buildings.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He'll soon publish a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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