Two homes demolished on Wellsville's Elm Street. Here's what's next for the properties.

Chris Potter, Hornell Evening Tribune
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The landscape is changing on Wellsville’s Elm Street.

Two vacant homes in the village have been demolished after they were acquired by Olney Foust Funeral Homes & Cremation, located at the corner of Elm and Main.

Olney Foust Vice President Dylan P. Foust said the properties will likely be utilized to expand parking for the funeral home. The two properties sit on either side of an existing parking lot.

“As part of our ongoing commitment to Wellsville and Allegany County to improve and expand our services, we purchased two adjoining substandard properties on Elm Street for parking and other possible business ventures,” said Foust.

A two-family home at 30-32 Elm St. in the Village of Wellsville was recently demolished. Olney Foust Funeral Homes purchased the property in 2022 and said it will likely be utilized to expand a parking lot for the Main Street funeral home.
A two-family home at 30-32 Elm St. in the Village of Wellsville was recently demolished. Olney Foust Funeral Homes purchased the property in 2022 and said it will likely be utilized to expand a parking lot for the Main Street funeral home.

The demolished structures include a multi-family home at 30-32 Elm St. and a single-family home at 22 Elm St. The properties were acquired in 2022 for a combined $46,000, according to county property tax records.

Both were two-story homes built in 1900. Combined, the properties cover about .35 acres.

A home at 22 Elm St. in the Village of Wellsville was recently demolished. Olney Foust Funeral Homes purchased the property in 2022 and said it will likely be utilized to expand a parking lot for the Main Street funeral home.
A home at 22 Elm St. in the Village of Wellsville was recently demolished. Olney Foust Funeral Homes purchased the property in 2022 and said it will likely be utilized to expand a parking lot for the Main Street funeral home.

Demolition started April 3. Cleanup of the home at 30-32 Elm St. continued Thursday, while the home at 22 Elm St. was completely removed and the ground regraded.

Foust said the ground will be permitted to settle before any new work begins at the site.

This article originally appeared on The Evening Tribune: Two homes demolished on Wellsville's Elm Street. Here's what's next.