Historic designation proposal poses obstacle to church’s plan for property By Jill Terreri Jun 3, 2014 Jun 3, 2014 Updated Mar 13, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Does the Rev. Michael Chapman have reason to believe he holds rights to a dilapidated Civil War-era house owned by the city?kAm%92E’D E96 G6I:?8 BF6DE:@? qF772=@ r@>>@? r@F?4:= !C6D:56?E s2C:FD v] !C:586? H2?ED 2?DH6C65]k^AmkAmr92A>2?[ 9625 @7 qF772=@’D $E] y@9? q2AE:DE r9FC49[ H2?ED E@ 56>@=:D9 E96 d[c__\DBF2C6\7@@E DECF4EFC6 E@ >2<6 H2J 7@C 2 d[___\DBF2C6\7@@E >2C<6E[ 4276 2?5 A92C>24J] %96 49FC49’D $E] y@9? uCF:E q6=E r@>>F?:EJ s6G6=@A>6?E r@CA] 8@E !=2??:?8 q@2C5 2AAC@G2= :? |2C49 E@ 3F:=5 E96 S`]f >:==:@? AC@;64E]k^Am kAmx? E96 >62?E:>6[ @E96C 56G6=@A6CD 92G6 6IAC6DD65 :?E6C6DE :? 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