POMPANO BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - The historic McNab House has been relocated after 100 years in Pompano Beach.
Crews picked up the 420-ton home from East Atlantic Boulevard and moved it several blocks to its new location, Sunday.
By moving it, the city is saving the house from being demolished.
Crowds of people gathered across the street to see the two-story home inch its way down the street.
“We’re just standing here talking about the logistics of this [and] how they’re going to do this,” said one witness. “Coming down the street, this is going to be interesting to see.”
“We came down to just see how much it was going to take for the infrastructure to take out and go down the street,” said onlooker Michael Martin. “Plus, it’d be pretty cool to just see a house riding down the road.”
The house was relocated five blocks away to McNab Park and will eventually be converted into a restaurant with all of its original decor.
“That would have been a travesty to just ruin a part of our culture, a part of our history,” said City of Pompano Beach spokesperson Sandra King.
A developer purchased the old property to build a mixed use development.
“Instead of demolishing the house and demolishing a piece of history, the city came in and worked with the historical society and found a way to save this historic 1926 brick house,” said King.
“It’s great. It’s great,” said onlooker Hugh Higgins. “It’s really nice that the City of Pompano and the leaders are willing to preserve a little bit of history.”
City officials also hope to have a botanical garden surrounding the McNab House at its new location and have it open to public.
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