Demolition company apologizes for accidentally tearing down a 97-year-old home in Texas

Demolition company apologizes for accidentally tearing down a nearly 100-year-old home in Texas after mistaking it for another house on the same block

  • Texas demolition company accidentally tore down a 97-year-old residence 
  • JR’s Demolition apologized after it mistakenly demolished home on Wednesday  
  • Company was supposed to tear down 5336 Richard Avenue house but they demolished 5532 Richard Avenue home, also known as the ‘pink house’ instead

A Texas-based demolition company has been forced to apologize for accidentally tearing down a 97-year-old Craftsman home. 

On Wednesday, JR’s Demolition was supposed to demolish the home at 5336 Richard Avenue, but the company mistakenly tore down a residence known as the ‘pink house’ at 5532 Richard Avenue in Dallas.

The demolished home belonged to Jeremy Wenninger, who purchased the property in 2019 after the former owner and friend passed away. 

On Wednesday, JR’s Demolition mistakenly demolished a residence known as the ‘pink house’ (pictured) at 5532 Richard Avenue in Dallas

The Irving-based demolition company apologized for the mistake on Thursday. This image shows the debris after the home was destroyed

The Irving-based demolition company apologized for the mistake on Thursday. This image shows the debris after the home was destroyed 

Bobby Lindamood, the owner of JR Demolition, said that employees from his small business thought they were at the correct location. This image shows the debris from the 'pink house'

Bobby Lindamood, the owner of JR Demolition, said that employees from his small business thought they were at the correct location. This image shows the debris from the ‘pink house’

The home known as the ¿pink house¿ by neighbors sat on the same block as the home that was supposed to be destroyed (depicted above)

The home known as the ‘pink house’ by neighbors sat on the same block as the home that was supposed to be destroyed (depicted above)

Wenninger, who lives in California, told WFAA that his friend asked him to ‘save her home and not bulldoze it’ two months before she passed away in 2018.

‘And I did everything in my power to make that happen, and I feel like I’ve just been knocked off my feet’.

Wenninger said the home was in the process of receiving renovations when it was torn down. 

The home, which was built in 1923, was constructed when the Craftsman design was most popular. 

The demolished home belonged to Jeremy Wenninger (pictured) who purchased the property in 2019 after the former owner and friend passed away

The demolished home belonged to Jeremy Wenninger (pictured) who purchased the property in 2019 after the former owner and friend passed away

Wenninger, who lives in California, said his friend asked him to 'save her home and not bulldoze it' two months before she passed away in 2018. This image shows the dining area inside the home

Wenninger, who lives in California, said his friend asked him to ‘save her home and not bulldoze it’ two months before she passed away in 2018. This image shows the dining area inside the home 

Wenninger said the 97-year-old home was in the process of receiving renovations when it was torn down. This image shows another angle of the dining room inside the home

Wenninger said the 97-year-old home was in the process of receiving renovations when it was torn down. This image shows another angle of the dining room inside the home 

The home (porch pictured), which was built in 1923, was constructed when the Craftsman design was most popular

The home (porch pictured), which was built in 1923, was constructed when the Craftsman design was most popular

From 1905 to 1930, the American Craftsman was a movement that saw architects Greene and Greene create products that emphasized the grain of oak over Victorian-era excesses. 

Some of the home’s features included a low-pitched gable roof with deep, bracketed overhangs and exposed rafters; a porch supported by massive piers; and windows and doors with long vertical panes. 

Bobby Lindamood, the owner of JR Demolition, told WFAA that employees from his small business thought they were initially at the correct location.

Lindamood said the house ‘wasn’t marked’ with an address and had ‘no power and no gas’.

In a statement to CBS Lindamood said that several homes along Richard Avenue have been demolished by his company in the past due to the redevelopment of the area. 

‘JR’s inspected this property ensuring that it was empty. The house was stripped of all plumbing and electrical. It lacked a foundation without concrete, and the gas meter was gone. 

The home (pictured) that was supposed to be torn down was also demolished by JR's Demolition

The home (pictured) that was supposed to be torn down was also demolished by JR’s Demolition

This image shows the debris from the home that was supposed to be torn down in the first place

This image shows the debris from the home that was supposed to be torn down in the first place

‘In short, the property was similar in appearance and condition to many of the properties that JR’s demolished on Richard Street’.

Lindamood said he has spoken to the new owner of the property and ‘will be working with him toward a resolution’.

It’s unclear what the resolution will be but the Craftsman home is one that can range from just under $300,000 into the millions depending on the state. 

The home that was supposed to be torn down was also razed by JR’s Demolition.  

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