The owner of a historic house in Lansing is asking the city for more time after failing a safety inspection that could lead to the structure’s demolition.
The house on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. is the first ever designed by prominent late 19th century architect Darius Moon. He built more than 250 buildings in the Lansing area, most of which are no longer standing.
The house had been damaged by a fire and has fallen into disrepair. Lansing’s City Council issued an order earlier this year to make the building safe to occupy or demolish it…