A 100-year-old replica of the White House, originally built by a lawmaker as a home for his wife, is set to be demolished after its current owner decided against funding the renovations needed to save it. The building's current owners, a Carmelite religious order, concluded that restoring the historic property was not a viable use of funds, prompting the decision to tear it down rather than preserve it.

The loss will end a century-old architectural curiosity that stood as a personal tribute within a marriage before later passing into the ownership of the Carmelites. Limited further detail on the property's exact location, condition and renovation costs was available in the source material.