Are we going to let this piece of our history rot in place? PATRICK and KC McGEE asked the Ear rhetorically, speaking of the moldering FLAVEL HOUSE that roosts on the corner of 15th Street and Franklin Avenue, pictured above.

Although the nearby home of CAPT. GEORGE FLAVEL is better known, this is a Flavel house, too. It was built by Capt. Flavel’s son, GEORGE CONRAD FLAVEL JR. It is still owned by the Flavel family. Apparently, MARY LOUISE FLAVEL, born in 1925, still owns it, and used to live there with her late brother and mother, HARRY SHERMAN FLAVEL and FLORENCE FLAVEL.

The house is currently unoccupied and neglected, the couple said. The Ear has often heard the house referred to as the haunted house. Many tourists speak of it in hushed, awed tones. It does look mighty spooky, no doubt.

Yes, there really is another Flavel House in Astoria and whats happening to it, to some, is almost criminal, the McGees assert, especially in a place that prides itself on its architectural and cultural history, and now has just started its bicentennial celebration. We are witnessing the death of another very important part of our history, and we must act immediately to save it.