What are the advantages and the disadvantages of transforming historic buildings, such as the ones described here, into new business locations?

The sound of diners’ muffled conversations and clinking silverware and plates reverberate through the Mission Restaurant in Syracuse, New York, but the sounds that once occupied this space once were quite different. For more than a century, visitors to this building were more likely to hear choirs singing hymns and pastors preaching sermons. The building that houses Steve Morrison’s restaurant, which specializes in fresh Pan-American cuisine, was home to the Syracuse Wesleyan Methodist Church, which was built in the 1840s and was an important stop on the Underground Railroad that helped slaves escape to freedom in the northern United States and Canada from 1831 to 1863. Today the bustling restaurant serves fresh, homemade Mexican, Southwestern, and South American specialty dishes to customers in a unique setting that sets it apart from its competition.