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Adams and Irene Smith. A story on the grim future for the historic house appeared on the front page of the Sun Herald on March 1, 1984. On May l, 1984 the demolition order was overturned by City Council when the Flagners presented a contract for repair of the house. At the City Council meeting, Alfreda said they had been renting the house to tenants for "twenty years" and planned to live there themselves. The repair work was ordered by Council to be completed in ninety days. However, with the granting of extensions of the deadline over the next three years, the repair work was finally completed in 1985. In July of 1985, architect Steve McQuillin and Landmarks Commission member Betty Lord included the house in the Ohio Historic Inventory survey for the North Olmsted Landmarks Commission. They recommended that the house be placed on the National Register. On March 9, 2000, William Kraley purchased the house from Alfreda Flagner. Steve Flagner had passed away December 15, 1989. Since purchasing the house, Mr. Kraley has continued to make improvements to the exterior and interior of the house, including a new roof, and upgrades to the electrical and plumbing systems. In 2010, the North Olmsted Landmarks Commission voted to award a recognition plaque to the house, designating it a North Olmsted Historic Building. At a meeting of the Landmarks Commission, the plaque was presented to Mr. Kraley. In light of the strength of the architectural design, the use of native materials and the rich human history that has enveloped the Knight-Biddulph house for over one hundred and fifty-two years, the North Olmsted Landmarks Commission recommends that the Richard H. Knight-William Biddulph house be officially dedicated as a Landmark in 2013.