A Memphis road is closed because a house is blocking the street. Starting at 12:30 Monday afternoon, a $35,000 project went wrong.
An axle on a moving truck broke, stranding the Kirby Farm House in the street at River Birch Road and Satinwood Drive.
The house has been around since the 1800s. It's listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
"This at one time was a big farm. So even though it's being moved down there, it was still part of the farm. So it will still be listed in the national registry," Scott May said. He says his grandmother used to live in the house.
But instead of being recognized for its history, onlookers are staring because they can't get around it.
"It's kind of insane because people can't get out of their driveway," Emily Fonville said.
Workers are trying to get the truck lifted and the axle repaired, but it's no easy task. Workers actually got the house moving again tonight, but when the sun went down they were forced to stop again.
Movers say they will start back up at 9:00 Tuesday morning. They hope that will help them miss rush hour traffic.
The home was originally in Germantown, but it was going to be torn down. So the current owners decided to move it. The ultimate destination lies on Messick Road, about half a mile from where the house is Monday night.
WMC Action News 5 will be on site Tuesday morning. We'll let you know how day two of the move turns out.
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