The Helena City Commission has decided not to approve demolision of an historical home in one of Helena’s oldest neighborhoods. After residents expressed concerns, the Commission voted 3-1 to deny tearing down the Cornelius Hedges house at the corner of Rodney and Broadway Streets and replacing it with an eight-unit apartment building proposed by the investors. With the vote finalized, the building’s owners now have six months to work with the city and other entities to create a plan to renovate the home built in 1878, according to historians.
The building was deemed uninhabitable after a fire in 2018, but was not condemned.
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