Over a year later, the 30-day demo hold is changing conversations around historic properties

Construction crews demolish the Clinton Campbell Hous. Photo: Nicholas Serpa/Downtown Devil

By Kara Carlson | Downtown Devil

Last year, despite a nearly two-year legal battle and attempts by the Historic Preservation Commission to protect the building, the 122-year-old Clinton Campbell house was torn down after the owners proved the preservation of the building would be an economic hardship.

While many community members were disappointed, the debate surrounding the house had been lengthy.

It was a conversation that likely would not have happened at all before December 2016, when a 30-day demolition hold on Phoenix commercial buildings over 50 years old was put into place.

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