Another one bites the dust!

Mimico residents are still disappointed and in shock after a historic 100-year-old home was demolished just hours before it was to be considered for heritage status.

The stone cottage at 98 Superior Avenue was being protected by area residents just before a bulldozer managed to tear it down on Sunday about 6 a.m., residents say.

Area residents have been taking turns to protect the cottage but in the end it was destroyed.

Rubble filled the space once occupied by the historic home, which was one of three properties the Preservation Board had recently considered adding to the Heritage Register. A vote had been slated for 9:30 a.m.

The homeowner was issued a demolition permit on Nov. 25, a few days before a hearing at the Toronto Preservation Board was held to add the home to the Heritage Register.

“When I went this morning at 6:10, that bucket had already swung,” Charlotte Sheasby-Coleman told reporters. She had occupied the veranda of the home for about eight hours in an attempt to prevent its demolition.

Another area man had handcuffed himself to the home for a number of hours.

Residents want to see the bylaw changed in that a historic homes cannot be demolished while a hearing before the Preservation Board is slated.

This is the third historic home in recent months that have been demolished in the Mimico area.