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ow we measure success

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>> Here is what is making news

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around Indiana, brought to you

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by the Indiana Association of

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realtors, Indiana's 21,000

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realtors. The neighbors you

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know, the experts you can

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count on.

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>> We picked back up our

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endangered Indiana series in

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the Hoosier state's oldest

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city. A once exquisite home

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built exclusively for people

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who didn't fit into the social

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norms of the 1800s. Around

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Indiana reporter Mary Rachel

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Redman here with what's being

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done to transform one of the

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buildings on Indiana landmarks

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10 most endangered list.

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>> The Knox County poor asylum

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is, amazingly, still standing.

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Built-in 1882, more than 140

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years ago. Unfortunately, the

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historic landmarks it's their

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empty and in dire straits. I

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made the voyage to look at it

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for myself.

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>> Just on the outskirts of

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Vincennes, surrounded by

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hundreds of acres of farmland

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is the building that has the

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grandeur of an old English

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estate.

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>> First and foremost,

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architecturally incredible

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structure. Built a grand scale

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that's more unique for County

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homes in the state. The

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structure itself embodies

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local heritage. It was built

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to serve the less fortunate of

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Knox County area.

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>> The Knox County poor asylum

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was one of Indiana's first. It

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has the old, the sick, the

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disabled, the orphaned and the

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alcoholic.

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>> It was providing probably

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purpose for a lot of

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individuals who did not have

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much. The county board 125

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acres out at the site,

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eventually 160 acres. That 160

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acres allowed the poor asylum

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to be self-sufficient. They

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were farming, they were

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raising food that was consumed

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by the residents.

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>> Despite the growth can --

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broken glass you see in the

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windows and the crumbled brick

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you see here and there, the

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Knox County poor asylum has

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stood the test of time. It was

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built in 1882, over 140 years

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ago. By all accounts, a

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historic treasure worth

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sailing -- saving. That is

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exactly what this non- profit

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intensity.

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>> I was driving by here one

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day and God spoke to me and

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said this would be great for

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the community. My wife is on a

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mission to set up a hospice

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home. This building was a

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perfect fit. Until I saw

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inside.

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(Laughs) >> He was kind enough

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to give me a tour of the

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inside.

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>> We found what we believed

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to be original shingles. They

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are Slate. We found those

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buried in the attic.

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>> This unbelievable historic

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home. But what does it mean to

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even just walk through right

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now?

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>> It is just amazing to see

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the history. What happened,

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you know, what happened, when

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it happened. And when it was

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built. What hands were

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involved. Just trying to see

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what has been added on on what

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has been changed over the

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years.

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>> In some of the original

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features, you mentioned it

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used to be that there were

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always fireplaces in every

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room. That is not the case

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anymore.

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>> This is the only one left

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in the entire building.

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>> You have these tall doors.

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You don't see that anymore.

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>> The bottom line is, we need

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a facility to open up the

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hospice. Whether we open up --

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built from the ground up,

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brand-new, which is very

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expensive, or we rehabilitate

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this historic building. It

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would be fantastic for this

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community. We get the best of

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both worlds.

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>> We have gorgeous buildings

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in Knox County. This is one of

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them. Why would we save it and

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pass it on to the people who

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come after

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us? >> It would be not up to