When McDonald's bought a run-down Georgian-style mansion in 1986, it planned to tear down the structure and put one of the chain's signature restaurants in its place.
The fast-food giant had purchased Denton House in Long Island's Nassau County, US, for a reported fee of $1million but had no plans to save the building - originally constructed in 1795 - after it had been badly neglected.
However, the local community fought back to save one of the oldest structures still standing in the area and in 1988 it was designated as a historic landmark.
Work then got underway to restore the building instead and a restaurant was constructed around the home's original features, creating one of the most unique branches of McDonald's you will find
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