St. Pete Beach considers moving historical home near shuffleboard courts

ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — St. Pete Beach city leaders will soon consider moving a historic home 15 blocks to replace the Pass-a-Grille shuffleboard clubhouse, which has been slated for demolition after the building was severely damaged by last year’s hurricanes. What You Need To Know The 90-year-old shuffleboard clubhouse will soon be demolished after being severely damaged by last year’s hurricanes  The owners of the 100-year-old Deacon cottage in Pass-a-Grille have offered to donate it to the city  It’s estimated to cost about $160,000 to move the historic home 15 blocks south to the shuffleboard courts property  City commissioners will consider approving the move at their Dec. 9 meeting  “The city saves money by not having to build a new structure,” said Bill Lowery, Historical Preservation Board Chairman. “They get a house in place that’s in great shape.” Lowery said he came up with the idea when city commissioners approved the demolition of the 90-year-old shuffleboard clubhouse earlier this month. Commissioners made that decision after finding out the cost to rebuild the historic clubhouse would be $192,000. “This is not a responsible use of the money. So I agree that it needs to be demolished,” said Lowery. “It was a
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