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PABI offers salvaged McCann Building tin ceilings for preservation-minded reuse, 2005

Also McCann Building tin ceiling sale 2005 · Dockside Market tin ceiling

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TypeEvent
Dates2005-11-22 – 2005-12-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
2005-11-22 – 2005-12-03
Kind
Fundraising
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
heritagepreservationcommercearchitecturecommunication
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Beaver Island

Summary

The Preservation Association of Beaver Island offered salvaged tin-ceiling panels from the historic McCann Building, also known as the Dockside Market, for preservation-minded reuse in late 2005. The proposed December 3 public sale was cancelled after all pieces were pre-sold.

Evidence limits

The forum notice documents the offer and reported pre-sale outcome, but not the building’s complete construction history, the number of panels, the buyers, or where the material was ultimately installed.

Sources

  1. PABI offered approximately 26-by-94-inch pieces of antique tin ceiling from the pre-1900 McCann Building/Dockside Market for $25 each, with a December 3 pickup planned. A follow-up cancelled the public sale because all pieces had been pre-sold. The thread does not preserve a complete inventory, buyer list, or chain-of-custody record.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000492

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Beaver Island Archive, “PABI offers salvaged McCann Building tin ceilings for preservation-minded reuse, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-pabi-mccann-building-tin-ceiling-sale-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum topic 492, "Own a Piece of Beaver Island History," November 22–December 1, 2005..

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