The department was about to vacate the building as it had been declared unsafe.
The building had been unused since it was declared unsafe the previous fall.
The school was declared unsafe in 1948 and later demolished.
"Is there a point where it would be declared unsafe?"
Elsewhere in the county, more than 400 homes have been destroyed or declared unsafe.
Following war damage the church was declared unsafe c.1951 and pulled down in 1960.
In 1974, the school was declared unsafe under state earthquake laws.
The church was declared unsafe in the 19th century, with the recommendation that it should be pulled down.
In 1998 the building was declared unsafe and was closed to the public.
Visitors continued to tour the structure until 1989, when it was declared unsafe, and closed.