The tornado that tore through Selma on January 12 significantly damaged the city’s historic district, including properties owned by the Selma-Dallas County Historic Preservation Society.
Linda Derry can’t help but feel overwhelmed with emotions looking at the damage at Heritage Village in Selma.
A historical archaeologist by trade, Derry serves as the president of the Selma-Dallas County Historic Preservation Society. She says the historic district was hit hard. Several properties owned by the society were impacted. The organization is now“The sad part is some of our insurance was dropped right before the tornado,” said Derry. “A problem now for preservation is insurance companies don’t really like to insure historic homes because the replacement value is so high.
“It will be useful to you in the long run, it will help you save money. And generally speaking, the historic material is made of higher quality materials than anything commercially available currently,” said Alex Mebane Reinburg with Atlantic Heritage.
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