Speak Up: Scull Mansion gets 18-month reprieve amid Bayhealth parking lot project
Historic Scull Mansion, which sits on the east side of South State Street across from Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus, has a new lease on life — at least for the next 18 months. In a letter to Dover City Planner David Hugg dated March 25, Gregory Moore, vice president of the Becker Morgan Group architecture/engineering firm, wrote, “We agree to keep the structure on site for a period of 18 months from the April (Planning Commission) hearing allowing the Friends of Old Dover time to raise money and organize a move of this structure, or otherwise develop a resolution acceptable to Bayhealth. If after the 18 months the structure has not been relocated or otherwise resolved, we reserve the right to seek demolition.” The mansion has been caught in the crosshairs of progress and historical preservation since Bayhealth officials last year announced their three-phase plan of building a 680-space parking lot on the site of the house, which sits at 625 S. State St.
- Have they thought of dismantling it and erecting it elsewhere if it is that important of a structure? — Amy Walton
- I hope the historical society gets invoked.— Julianne Shockley
- Great news. — Mickey Crier
- Seems fair. All those who want to save it, put your money on the table. — Nabeela Jeanne Black Swartz
- Hopefully, someone will have it moved if it cannot be saved at the site. Probably has better bones than most 10-year-old homes built today. — Joyce Ann Redding
- According to the story, it can’t be moved because of utility lines. — Amy Walton
