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Crawford Peace House in danger of foreclosure
A national treasureThe Crawford Peace House, once a launch pad for antiwar protests as President George W. Bush sought refuge at his nearby ranch, could soon be on the auction block. Heh. Maybe W oughta buy it... ... and then knock it down ... Dallas-area resident Johnny Wolf, who bought the century-old frame house seven years ago, said Friday he's five months behind on the mortgage and faces foreclosure. "It's hard, when the wars are still going on, to have to do this," said Wolf, a stage designer from Forney who said the recession has nearly driven him to bankruptcy. "It seems like the peace movement has been waning." Lack of money from daddy because he was laid off will do that This week, California peace activist Cindy Sheehan sent an e-mail urging donations so the house can be preserved as a peace museum and visitor center. "My friends need help," wrote Sheehan, the mother of a fallen soldier who led a 26-day protest against the Iraq war near Bush's ranch in 2005. Good luck! Off to Venezuela! Thanks, Casey! Wolf said that unless her appeal generates funds, the white clapboard house may be auctioned soon from the steps of the McLennan County Courthouse. A foreclosure sale was scheduled for Tuesday, but Wolf said late Friday that he and a possible buyer negotiated a one-month delay. "I'd love for the house to continue," he said. "My ideal would be somebody who's a retired peace activist who wanted to live there and give tours and keep it alive." You know, like a rest home for retired hippies... He said the home has historical significance. In 2004, after a Waco newspaper columnist complained that Michael Moore's film Fahrenheit 9/11 had been showing for a month nationwide but nowhere in McLennan County, activists at the Peace House arranged for an outdoor screening. The following year, Sheehan used the house as her headquarters as she staged protests from a makeshift campsite along the road leading to Bush's ranch. Damn, it's like Gettysburg almost... Wolf, who bought the house for $54,000 in 2003, said he's been offered $38,000 for it. But he said he owes $48,000 in principal, interest and penalties. Bought at the peak of the bubble, did he ... Wolf said he's ready to move on, even though it's painful. "A handful of people have been supporting it, and they just don't want to let go," he said. Posted by: Beavis 2010-04-07 |
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