In 1921, Edith Masefield was born in the United States Ale Gang state. 45 years old, to take care of his elderly mother, she moved into the Northwest 46th Street Seattle, a small two-story house.
As cities grow, Masefield's living environment has become big as before. Frequent in the past such as garbage trucks rumbling noise is always given, such as the lot is already a traffic accident-prone places ... so, she gradually to the surrounding neighbors have moved out. But she is still reluctant to leave.
In 2006, Masefield has a 85-year-old man. At this point, there is a real estate developer wanted to build a 5-story commercial building, located on the set in the land where her home.
Masefield dilapidated house built in 1900, a total of 90 square meters. According to the rating agencies estimated that more than a hundred years old this house is only worth up to $ 8,000. Its share of the land value only up to $ 100,000. Considered together, up to a total value of $ 110,000.
Real estate developers move in order to achieve the purpose for Masefield, several initiatives to improve the relocation offer, even the last reported price of $ 1 million in business. However, the old lady that is persisted in his refusal to move away. She said: "I do not care about money, say, so much money for what I use it? Duwusiren, I live a hundred years old house in the mother, was especially cordial." Because she steadfastly refused to move, this the house became locally well-known of the "nail" families.
Finally, because real estate developers have no right Masefield house demolitions, they had to modify the drawings, surrounded on three sides of her small house, built a concave shape of the 5-storey commercial building.
However, the real estate developers, project managers, 52-year-old Barry Martin, of Masefield's refusal not only to give a full understanding, but also often concerned about her life. He helped the elderly to buy daily necessities, with the elderly doctor, keep old wearing the new dentures, washing clothes for the elderly, the elderly do her favorite halibut, potatoes and green beans ... he takes good care as the younger generation and to take care of the same the elderly, old people to him as their loved ones.
Barry Martin also often asked and asked workers: "You have to treat their elderly grandmother treated the same way."
Some workers are curious to ask Barry Martin: "What is her relationship with you?"
He said: "Even if it is close friends. Old people without family, and her only son, age 13, suffering from meningitis died and she's such a lonely old man, a great need for help, I can not turn a blind eye."
Spring of 2008, Masefield was physical deterioration, went to the hospital for a physical examination, is found with advanced pancreatic cancer. June, 87-year-old Masefield died in their own homes.
Masefield's old friend Charlie Parker said: "She wanted leave this world in their own homes, the year her mother passed away in the same room with a sofa and now she had got his wish and I admire her because She is a confident in accordance with his own thoughts, ideas and principles of the life of the people, is a man of firm conviction. "
Who would ever have thought, Masefield in his will in particular account of: the house unconditionally give Barry Martin to thank him for the last time in his life, companionship and care.
Not long ago, Barry Martin has been the price to $ 310,000, the house sold to another real estate company owner Greg Pino, and hope that he will continue to save the house down. Greg Pino readily agreed.
Barry Martin said excitedly: "Thank you very much to save the house to go and I drove through there at any time can see it, it makes me very happy."
After Greg Pino bought the house, ready to be heightened, transformed into a concave shape with a commercial building as high. Then, the bottom two layers open to the public. Visitors can spend money to buy a brick house on the right of the lettering can be carved in the brick and the name of their beliefs. In his view, the value of the house is very save, because it allows every American think about their own faith in life. He also planned the visit for their own projects, from an interesting name - "faith Square."America's major media are trying to focus on Masefield old house and issued a "faith Square" news. After reading quite a bit users feeling the first to buy a brick of lettering right. The friends carved their way of life intended to belief:
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