"People have to decide to commit seven hours," said David Shepard, the preservation expert who restored it.

Repointing of the nearly 90-year old brick mortar is being conducted by a local historical preservation expert.

Residents and officials including urban planners, historic preservation experts and environmental health consultants will work together to produce a redevelopment plan.

Thousands of pieces of old wood were numbered, removed, refinished and reinstalled, all under the supervision of historic preservation experts.

Niver reached out to a preservation expert who told him to soak the paper and dry it by heated drum.

Attendees included over 100 regional policy makers, farmers, preservation experts, hunger advocates, and small business owners.

Local preservation experts say the kinds of changes the county envisions are precisely what the pre-Civil War era village needs.

Most historic boards are appointed with slots for preservation experts.

But despite the letters residents wrote and the copies of their study sent to public officials and preservation experts, plans for the building remained unchanged.

In some neighborhoods, historic preservation experts say, B & B's are doing as much to rescue old buildings as landmark designations.