But do they have enough historic merit to save them from the wrecker's ball?

"On the surface it appears to have historic merit," Mrs. Kent said.

The registry chooses films based on their cultural, historic or technical merits.

Jamestown has more than half of the island's listed buildings, a designation for buildings of historic or architectural merit.

It is considered to have outstanding architectural and historic merit.

Jannaram boasts a long and vibrant history, with diversified people, casts, religions, traditions and historic merits.

The organ has been listed by the Organ Historical Society for its "exceptional historic merit, worthy of preservation."

A small percentage of the historic structures, while too deteriorated to be useful to the state, are still of sufficient historic merit to warrant preservation.

Some of the buildings are individually eligible for landmarking for their architectural and historic merit.

Having certain artistic and undoubtedly historic merits, invitations to vote are collectibles.