DAYTON — Admitting Saturday is a last shot, a group seeking to save the former Julienne High School from demolition offered to buy the local landmark.

The offer of $200,000 was emailed Saturday morning to Dayton Public Schools officials by the Coalition to Save Julienne. But as of Saturday evening, one board member said neither she nor the superintendent had received it.

“Monday will be open for business,” DPS board member Yvonne Isaacs said. “But today we’ve received nothing.”

Isaacs seemed surprised that an offer to buy the historic buildings and grounds would be sent by email.

“That’s an interesting way to do that,” she said.

The offer was announced a day after a Montgomery County judge denied a temporary restraining order filed by the nonprofit Preservation Dayton, clearing the way for demolition of the school at 325 Homewood Ave. as early as this week.

Demolition originally had been slated for March 5.

“Legally,” coalition spokeswoman Gail Horvath said, “we went as far as we could.”

But even if the offer is accepted, the coalition doesn’t have the $200,000 on hand, according to Horvath. It is asking to have until April 19 to raise the money.

“I don’t see how they could refuse it,” said Horvath, who grew up in the Five Oaks neighborhood and attended Julienne.

There are plans, Horvath said, to turn Julienne into a vocational school.

“It would be so wonderful to see Julienne live again,” she said, “and to see the revitalization of the neighborhood.”

Contact this reporter at amcginn@coxohio.com.