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Within the charred remains of the historic Hollow Tavern in Unity, a contractor has found two safes to add to the many relics he has recovered from old buildings.
Beneath a pile of bricks from an old retail building in Rochester, N.Y., Fred Haeflein once dug free a large combination-lock safe securing checkbooks and paperwork from the long-ago business.
That object was the first of the salvaged relics Haeflein has collected and stored at his home over the past quarter-century.
"My house and barn have become like museums," said Haeflein, 48, a principal of Victor, N.Y.-based Phoenix Builders & Contractors with expertise in selectively demolishing old buildings with historic value. "I think I've forgotten more than I remember about all the things I have."