For many years Thursday's house was the oldest building still standing on the island, until it was demolished on 12 March 2004 because of termite damage.

The oldest parts of the complex date to 1710 but it was largely reconstructed in the 1860s because of termite damage.

Repairing the termite damage added $25,000 to the figure.

By this time the house was in poor repair, with extensive water penetration and termite damage.

The historic wooden church building was demolished in April 1998 because of extensive termite damage.

Members of the Congregational church earlier decided not to move their church, partly because of termite damage.

For five years, the house sat vacant, so devastated by termite damage that buyers were afraid to take it on.

The renovations, which also encompassed minor updates in two other bathrooms and repair of termite damage in the basement, cost $50,000.

Serious inactive termite damage was found concealed behind the ceiling beams and under floor boards on the first floor.

In 2013 extensive termite damage was discovered in the school.