"It was obvious that the place had great cultural and historic value," he said.

But scientists treasure them for more than their historic value.

"This is the only one that has the depth of historic value."

"The people coming in have an understanding of the historic and scenic value here," he said.

A community group felt that it was of historic value, and should therefore be retained.

They're in pretty bad shape and really don't have any historic value.

The coalition has been fighting to save it for its cultural and historic value.

The site itself does not hold any special historic value.

About seven permanent residents live in them, some of which date back to the 1900s and have historic value.

The historic value of the building has already been demolished.