I am with jp, what a shame. The interior wood used in the older places is usually beautiful if you can get the paint off it. The floors are hard wood. Yes the rooms are smaller, but there are usually ornate areas that more than make up for what you lack in square footage and cheaper to heat. Jobs is a jerk to do that.
I am sure he let it deteriorate on purpose as an excuse to tear it down. That is what was happening to the old “Dragon Cottages Colony” in La Jolla.