Hiroshima house named after U.S. peace activist

Hiroshima house named after U.S. peace activist

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows a house opening to the public in Hiroshima on Oct. 31, 2012, as one of the houses built by U.S. peace activist Floyd Schmoe for people left homeless by the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city. Standing in front of the house is Schmoe's son, Wilfred.

Preservation of Schmoe's House for A-bomb survivors

Preservation of Schmoe's House for A-bomb survivors

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Preservation works on the only remaining house for atomic bomb survivors built under the project ''Houses for Hiroshima'' by the late U.S. peace activist Floyd Schmoe start on Jan. 27, 2012, in Hiroshima's Naka Ward. The city of Hiroshima plans to move the house, more than 60 years old, about 40 meters, without disassembling it, for restoration and preservation.

Preservation of Schmoe's House for A-bomb survivors

Preservation of Schmoe's House for A-bomb survivors

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Preservation works on the only remaining house for atomic bomb survivors built under the project ''Houses for Hiroshima'' by the late U.S. peace activist Floyd Schmoe start on Jan. 27, 2012, in Hiroshima's Naka Ward. The city of Hiroshima plans to move the house, more than 60 years old, about 40 meters, without disassembling it, for restoration and preservation.

Preservation of Schmoe's House for A-bomb survivors

Preservation of Schmoe's House for A-bomb survivors

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Preservation works on the only remaining house for atomic bomb survivors built under the project ''Houses for Hiroshima'' by the late U.S. peace activist Floyd Schmoe start on Jan. 27, 2012, in Hiroshima's Naka Ward. The city of Hiroshima plans to move the house, more than 60 years old, about 40 meters, without disassembling it, for restoration and preservation. (Kyodo)

Preservation of Schmoe's House for A-bomb survivors

Preservation of Schmoe's House for A-bomb survivors

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Preservation works on the only remaining house for atomic bomb survivors built under the project ''Houses for Hiroshima'' by the late U.S. peace activist Floyd Schmoe start on Jan. 27, 2012, in Hiroshima's Naka Ward. The city of Hiroshima plans to move the house, more than 60 years old, about 40 meters, without disassembling it, for restoration and preservation. (Kyodo)