[MassHistPres] Higgins Armory Museum

[Dennis De Witt]

 This is a very important Beaux Arts building — an unusual hybrid of French and American attitudes towards iron and glass.  It would feel quite at home in certain early 20th C industrial parts of Paris.  

It is owned by a non-profit dedicated to the preservation of historically and aesthetically important iron technology.  Is there no chance of it being sold with a preservation restriction or as a single building LHD?

Dennis De Witt


On Nov 26, 2013, at 3:08 PM, Deborah Packard <deborah.packard at preservationworcester.org> wrote:

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> Higgins Armory Museum
> 
> The iconic steel and glass Higgins Armory Museum building, 100 Barber Ave. in Worcester, will soon be on the market for sale and reuse. The building is listed on the National Register, making it eligible for both the MA and federal historic preservation tax credit programs. The property also includes an adjacent 4.5 acre parcel, much of which is currently used as parking.
> 
> In order to find the best new owner and reuse that will preserve as much of the building’s distinctive fabric as possible, the Museum requests input and suggestions from listserv members. Evaluation factors for the RFP currently are (with no predetermined priority):
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> i. Consideration for reuse of the existing building
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> ii. Financial Return
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> iii. Most immediate transaction
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> iv. Consideration for honoring the historic features of the building
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> v. Enhancement to the surrounding community
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> The Museum also seeks recommendations for potential owners/developers and ideas for how to market the building to the broadest base.
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> The deadline for Higgins Armory to develop the RFP is the end of December, so please submit your thoughts toward the creative reuse
> 
>  
> Deborah Packard
> Executive Director
> Preservation Worcester
> 10 Cedar Street
> Worcester, MA 01609
> 508-754-8760
> www.preservationworcester.org
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