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wort house

This house in the Gill Addition — the former residence of Jess and Lillian Wort, founders of the Wort Hotel — is slated for demolition to make way for new development. Shacks on Racks is looking to relocate the structure, which was designed and built in the late 1930s by John Grimmett, the designer of the Wort Hotel, however its size likely limit the distance it can be moved.

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This house in the Gill Addition — the former residence of Jess and Lillian Wort, founders of the Wort Hotel — is slated for demolition to make way for new development. Shacks on Racks is looking to relocate the structure, which was designed and built in the late 1930s by John Grimmett, the designer of the Wort Hotel, however its size likely limit the distance it can be moved.