Agriculture Canada is seeking permission to demolish two buildings on the Charlottetown property that houses its experimental farm.

The property, which is owned by Agriculture Canada, has been designated a heritage site, but the federal department believes the buildings are dangerous and need to come down.

One of the buildings hasn't been used in years and is unsafe.

"There's mold on [the] ceiling; it's given way," said Agriculture Canada spokesman Jamie Coffin. "[The] floor [has] collapsed. [It's] falling apart on top of itself."

It will cost an estimated $100,000 to tear down the buildings and clean up the soil.

Agriculture Canada will present its case to the city's heritage board next week, and it hopes to demolish the two buildings within the next month.

8 other buildings to go

The department believes the buildings are too far gone to fix, with damage that includes roof leaks, foundation cracks, holes in the floors and problems with the trusses, Coffin said.

The buildings have stood on the property for roughly 80 years and are currently fenced off and locked to protect the public.

This is just the first stage of plans to get rid of a number of dilapidated buildings on the property. Agriculture Canada says it wants to tear down eight other buildings and convert the land back to green space.

Out of the 10 buildings it has identified for demolition, the two it aims to tear down this year are in the worst shape, Coffin said.