But before the building is reduced to rubble, it will be the subject of an upcoming episode of the DIY Network show “Salvage Dawgs.” Crews were on scene Wednesday filming segments for the television show, which follows members of the Virginia-based business Black Dog Salvage. The show’s website says “Salvage Dawgs” is a “trip into a world of shrewd negotiations as Robert Kulp and Mike Whiteside, co-owners of one of the premier architectural salvage operations in the United States, bid on homes and buildings condemned to be demolished.”

Ted Ayers, who appears frequently on the show, said he was impressed with the community.

“People show a lot of pride, and that is refreshing to us,” he said. “Everyone in Jamestown, and the surrounding areas, does a great job. We’re very happy to be here.”

A crew member said filming for the show began Tuesday and will continue through today. On location Wednesday, the show’s cast could be seen filming various sections of the massive 405 E. Fifth St. property, most recently the home of the Jamestown Moose Lodge No. 1681. The lodge — which had ties to Jamestown dating back to at least 1928, quietly closed its doors earlier this year while some items were auctioned in February.

Shooting for “Salvage Dawgs” will continue today. The property was recently obtained by the Chautauqua County Land Bank before it was sold. P-J photo by Jordan W. Patterson

The property was obtained by the Chautauqua County Land Bank and recently sold. A land bank official confirmed Wednesday that the structure will be demolished at some point after the filming of “Salvage Dawgs.”

Prior to being the home of the Moose Lodge, the mansion was owned by the family of John Galloway, who made his fortune in the Pennsylvania oil business. The site is also famous for its tie to Galloway’s daughter, Grace, a talented singer who regularly played at Chautauqua Institution.

Grace died Nov. 2, 1898, in Pittsburgh at the age of 27 due to tuberculosis. Her father, who had seen a monument in a Buffalo cemetery and inspired by its grandeur, commissioned a statue in Grace’s memory.

An artist in Pittsburgh used Grace’s last portrait to model a piece of clay, which was then taken to Florence, Italy, where it was carved to life-size scale in Italian marble.

The mystery surrounding Grace and her statue have persisted for decades. A 1997 article in The Post-Journal noted that the “myths about the Galloway ‘Lady in the glass case’ memorial in Lake View Cemetery in Jamestown grow bigger with each passing generation. Speculation ranges from the untimely death of a young bride, to the ’50s version of the untimely death on a prom date, to forbidden love between a rich heiress and her chauffeur.”