I have a test on whether a historical building should be preserved. I ask people to name a building that has been preserved that they wish had been demolished. They never can think of one. Then I ask them to name a building that was demolished that should have been preserved, and they can usually name quite a few.
Congratulations to the Weatherly, Pennsylvania, Borough Council, which voted earlier this week to buy the Schwab School. If you drive into Weatherly, you don’t need to hunt for the school. It dominates the skyline of the borough from any direction.
It was built with funds from the steel magnate Charles Schwab, who married Emma Eurana Dinkey of Weatherly. The building, last used in 1991, is in need of major repair. It is the kind of project that can revitalize a town. Way to go, Weatherly.
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