Historic New York State Firehouse Saved From Demolition

In 1999, an old firehouse in Canton was scheduled for demolition, and replacing it was a parking lot.

But that decision was later overturned by the Village, and the building went out for bid.

The Village received five bids, ranging from the highest - $55,000 - to the lowest - $20,000. In an uncommon move, Canton went with the lowest bidder.

"They came to the Village Board with the full proposal, they filled out the package properly, they gave us a vision of what this building would look like, what they were going to house inside of it, and it would go, it would fit in the community,