Efforts to preserve the endangered Murphy House in Wilmington have encountered yet another setback as Delaware Secretary of Transportation, Shailen Bhatt signed paperwork changing the usage of the property. The modification to the usage includes the razing of the Murphy house, keeping ownership of the property with the Nemours Foundation, and ensuring the the property remains open space. Though efforts have been made by residents, elected officials, Preservation Delaware, Delaware Greenways and other non-profits urging Nemours to forgo demolition of the Murphy House, it appears that this is what will happen. I received this plea from Preservation Delaware.
A Plea from Larry Hoover, SaveTheMurphyHouse.Org, to email Nemours Foundation to save the William Murphy House in Wilmington Delaware:
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Contact the Board of Directors at Nemours Foundation
Do it soon
There are 13 members of the Nemours Board of Directors, and 5 members of the Delaware Board. They don't have published email addresses, but I found out that there is an Executive Coordinator for The Board that we can direct our emails to, and she will see that they receive them, or at least the essence of your message. Send your emails to:
Marylynn Girouar: mgirouar@nemours.org
Make your email short and to the point. Give your full name and address and email and phone contact to legitimize your message. Here is a sample, but modify it and add to it as you see fit, or just cut and paste and click on Marylynn email above:
Subject Line: The William Murphy House at A.I. DuPont Children's Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware
To: The Board of Directors, all members, Nemours Foundation and to
The Board of Managers Delaware
Re: The William Murphy House at A.I. DuPont Children's Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware
Dear Board members,
I wish to express my heartfelt concern about the possibility of Nemours demolishing the historic Murphy House which sits at the entrance to the AI DuPont Children's Hospital, where it has been for over 172 years. This building is an important part of Delaware history and I would be dismayed if Nemours decided to demolish it instead of re-habilitating it or allowing the Delaware Greenways organization to rehab it.
Please consider the civic course of action: to invest in the Wilmington community rather than to remove one of the last vestiges of our past. There are many good uses for this property. You can contact me for further thoughts and ideas on this subject at:
Your address
Your phone number
Your email addresses
Sincerely,
Your Name and Title
The Nemours Board:
- Brian Anderson
- Leonard Berry
- Richard T. Christopher
- Hugh M. Durden
- Rosa Baumanis Hakala
- Toni Jennings
- Terri Kelly
- John Lord
- Michael McGinnis, MD, MPP
- John (Jack) Porter
- Robert Riney
- William T. "Tee" Thompson III
- W. L. (Win) Thornton
Board of Managers Delaware:
- Catherine M. Bonuccelli, MD
- Julian H. Baumann, Jr.
- Richard T. Christopher
- Hinton J. Lucas, Jr.
- Kathleen D. Wilhere
More info: http://www2.guidestar.org/PartnerReport.aspx?partner=justgivews&ein=59-0634433
Or: http://www.nemours.org/about/governance/director.html
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