So, I have been very bad about checking my Google reader. I had over 500 items to search through.
I found an article about a man that moved and renovated an historic house in Cambodia. The article was in the New York Times. The man, Darryl Collins, found the house on a remote island and had it moved 200 miles to Siem Reap, where he planned to retire. Mr. Collins had to pay the family that owned the house $6400. The family had been planning to sell off the house in bits and pieces. People in Cambodia are not very interested in renovating old properties. The desire is to live in modern western style homes. After moving the dwelling, Mr. Collins renovated it. He added another wing to the original 1600 square foot house to include a kitchen, bathrooms and a guest room. The entire move and renovation cost $90,000. It also saved a type of house that has lost popularity in Cambodia for future generations to enjoy.
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