There’s a couple places locally that specialize in this, lots of bracing it appears. Me personally, I don’t have a clue.
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I remember hearing about this one from a couple years ago. I know Cary relocated an older building that’s now the ground floor of their new Bull City Ciderworks Cary location.
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One brick at a time?
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What if you do that AND replace the bricks with new ones while you’re at it? Is it still a historic building?
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No. (extra characters)
Ah, the ole Ship of Theseus debate.
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They did move the old Seaboard Coast Line building back in the 1970s. I am sure there is a photo of that.
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I was thinking it would probably be a replica but thanks for the interesting reference!
All brick, too! Just the same as moving a frame house, you slide beams under the foundation and then lift up those beams.
Lots more house-moving photos and videos from the contractor: Redirecting...
Just HAVE to share this one
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They moved the Cape Hatteras lighthouse…I think they can move a house. 
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It’s funny you mention the Hatteras Lighthouse, there’s a guy on Twitter who’s blown a gasket comparing the two.
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Lots of ways to float that boat…
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That’s one fancy houseboat!
Kreth is awesome and absolutely correct on this point (and also a gal rather than a guy, fwiw).
But, yeah, Seaboard Station is a dramatically less important preservation priority than Cape Hatteras lighthouse. But NIMBYs gonna NIMBY. 
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Kind of funny she’s having this lil tweet-rant now, given that the developer just rolled out those plans that make everyone happy on that issue. Compromise ftw.
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Is this really NIMBYism or did the developer decide it would be cheaper/easier to just reuse the existing building?
I, in no way, consider myself to be a NIMBY, but I’m also ok with them doing this. 
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Kreth’s husband here 
You’d think everyone would be happy, but you probably haven’t met the NIMBYs that inhabit oakwood and its listserv. After I shared the TBJ article detailing the proposed move Matthew Brown and his confederates jumped in to complain that this isn’t a required condition and that they still have the option to demolish it, which led to a bunch of other “too tall, traffic, character” argle bargle. I think a few people do want to preserve the station for the sake of preservation, but for most it’s just a pretext to oppose change.
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I’m of the mindset lately that some people just make that stuff their hobby. It almost has to be with the amount of time people spend organizing and protesting development. 
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I think that there has to be a space between NIMBYs and pro development that speaks to wanting Raleigh to retain some things that make Raleigh, Raleigh. Charlotte USA gets criticized for being over sanitized with newness and no soul. I don’t want Raleigh to be like that, and I’m happy that the developers of Seaboard Station see the value in retaining history while also densifying the district with more housing and experiences. IMO, it’s a win-win. I would approve of Raleigh to make more effort in retaining history like has happened and continues to happen in the Warehouse District (Union Station, The Dillon, Citrix, RUSBus).
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