Historic Salisbury Foundation makes ‘last-minute rescue’ of West Thomas Street house
The Historic Salisbury Foundation has acquired the McCanless-Busby-Thompson House at 128 W. Thomas St.
After a demolition hearing for the house was scheduled for Sept. 28, the foundation reached an agreement to purchase the property from John M. Cheek.
The sale closed Sept. 26, two days before the hearing.
“This amazing last-minute rescue saves an important house and helps protect a vital edge of the West Square Historic District,” said Edward Clement, a trustee for Historic Salisbury Foundation.
Built in 1922 for Charles McCanless, the son of Napoleon Bonaparte McCanless, the two-story brick Colonial Revival house is listed as a “contributing building” by the National Register of Historic Places and is located in the primary Salisbury Historic District.
(The Salisbury Post, 10/5/17)