HISTORICAL. We call it that too....its because of all of the folk who live in town do not want to see an old building torn down or changed...they are usually very neurotic about the restrictions...color of paint, type of wood used, etc etc...
I have heard some doosy stories about stuff that made no sense at all....
"Oh, that garage is old and even though it is made of beatup concrete block and has rotting wood all over, it was from an age of significance...it was built during the great tire-retreading era of the last century and may be historical."

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