Article: Dis Old House; Can the home of Vermont's foremost Civil War hero be saved?

A steady, freezing rain falls through the charred rafters of an old brick house on South Main Street in downtown Waterbury. What was once an elegant front door now hangs ajar, revealing the extensive internal damage caused by an electrical fire more than a year ago. Inside, water trickles down an oak banister and pools in the front foyer. A few months ago, the Vermont Department of Labor and Industry ordered a chain-link fence put up around the property to protect the public from bricks that occasionally tumble from the second floor in a strong wind. But there's no sign that the building's owners are trying to save this antebellum home from the weather or the wrecking ball.

In fact, only an ...

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