I’ve had people come to my...

I’ve had people come to my house and say, ‘They don’t build them like they used to,’” Mr. Archer says. “I say, ‘This room is five years old.’ We live in this throwaway society. To me, it’s very logical to save your history.

John Archer on his Danvers Scrap Mansion, originally a 3000 square foot two-story box when purchased 30 years ago for $135,000.

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