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Edith Macefield (August 21, 1921 – June 15, 2008) was a real estate holdout who received worldwide attention in 2006 when she turned down an offer of $1 million to sell her house to make way for a commercial development in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington (originally reported as a package worth $750,000). Instead, the five-story project was built surrounding her 108-year-old farmhouse, where she died at age 86 in 2008. In the process, she became something of a folk hero.

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  • Edith Macefield (en)
  • Edith Macefield (fr)
  • 伊迪丝·梅斯菲尔德 (zh)
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  • Edith Macefield (August 21, 1921 – June 15, 2008) was a real estate holdout who received worldwide attention in 2006 when she turned down an offer of $1 million to sell her house to make way for a commercial development in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington (originally reported as a package worth $750,000). Instead, the five-story project was built surrounding her 108-year-old farmhouse, where she died at age 86 in 2008. In the process, she became something of a folk hero. (en)
  • Edith Macefield née le 21 août 1921 et morte le 15 juin 2008 est une défenseure de l’immobilier qui a attiré l’attention en 2006 lorsqu’elle a refusé une offre d'un million de dollars pour vendre sa maison afin de faire place à un développement commercial dans le quartier Ballard de Seattle, Washington (initialement déclaré comme un ensemble d’une valeur de 750 000 $). En conséquence, le projet de cinq étages a été construit autour de sa ferme de 108 ans, où elle est morte à 86 ans en 2008. Edith Macefield est devenue une sorte de héros populaire. (fr)
  • 伊迪丝·梅斯菲尔德(Edith Macefield,1921年8月21日-2008年6月15日)是美国西雅图一位老太太,2006年开发商要在她的住宅处建造包括超市、健身俱乐部和停车库在内的五层商业大楼,当时84岁高龄的梅斯菲尔德拒绝搬走,这座房子开始成为引人关注的“钉子”,梅斯菲尔德也随之在全球声名远扬,成为一位民间英雄。 伊迪丝·梅斯菲尔德1921年生于俄勒冈州,1966年她从英国返回美国,住在她于1955年为其母亲购置的西雅图巴拉德西北第46街的一栋住宅里,照顾年老的母亲,直到母亲去世。2008年梅斯菲尔德也在这栋老房子里寿终正寝,终年86岁。 这栋两层楼的老宅建于1900年,只有两间卧室。近3年来,它却吸引了世界的关注。对于政府来说,她的老宅一钱不值,可以拆毁,但是对她来说,却是无价之宝。 据政府评估机构测算,这座老宅只值8000美元,其地皮也只值12万美元。而开发商几次提高拆迁补偿报价,最后开价达到100万美元,高出评估价格数倍,老太太依然拒绝,她说:“我不想搬家。我不需要钱。金钱并不算什么。” 开发商既无权强拆她的住宅,西雅图政府也没有干预,最终,开发商修改了施工图纸,绕着她的老宅建造了凹字形的五层商业大楼。 许多记得梅斯菲尔德的人声称,他们被她选择只是自愿住在自己蜗居里的精神和胆量所鼓舞。其他一些人则建议,在她住宅这块地方,可以改建成混凝土建筑当中的一座袖珍环保的小型纪念公园。 (zh)
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  • Edith Macefield (en)
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  • Seattle, Washington, U.S. (en)
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  • North Bend, Oregon, U.S. (en)
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  • Doris Edith Wilson (en)
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