[MassHistPres] Church Conversion Projects

[K J]

The Malden Senior Center was formerly a church. The article below says:

'...A public/private partnership leveraging funding resources brought
this project to life in downtown Malden. To be specific the sources
were as follows: $2M- HUD Section 108 Loan, $7.2M- City, $ 450K-
Cambridge Health Alliance Donation, $250K- Private Foundation Grant.
Rehabilitation cost $7.6M and $2.3M was used for acquisition of the
old church site.'

http://neighborhoodview.org/2014/11/21/80-is-the-new-60-at-the-malden-senior-center/

There are many other articles you can find online.

There was a very old bell at the church. Though millions were spent on
this project the decision makers refused to spend a small amount of
money to save the Bell. I cannot remember the amount now but it was
very small.  No one who makes decisions in Malden cares about history
at all and it shows.

Karen Johnson
Malden



On 5/22/15, james hadley <jameswhadley at hotmail.com> wrote:
> You can look up Preservation Hall, in Wellfleet, on the Cape. Although not a
> "municipal" building it is a not-for-profit facility that serves the
> community. They have an informative website:
> (www.wellfleetpreservationhall.org
> It is the former Our Lady of Lourdes church, built in 1910, and it is now a
> two-floor venue for performances, classes, weddings, etc.,  and has a
> thriving farmers' market in the rear yard once a week in the summer. Contact
> - Janet Lesniak the director, and the one person most responsible for the
> succes of the facility. She is copied on this email.
> Architects and Landscape Architects - Hadley Crow Studio of (at the time)
> Orleans, MA (now Providence, RI)
> Structural Engineer - Structures North, Salem, MA
> MEP Engineers - Johnson Engineering and Design, Danvers, MA
> Acoustical Consultants - Acentech Inc., Cambridge, MA
> General Contractors - Acella Construction Corp., Norwell, MA
> James Hadley
> Architect, former Chair, Orleans, Historical Commission.
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> From: Tony.Sousa at ci.everett.ma.us
> To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
> Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 19:20:57 +0000
> Subject: [MassHistPres] Church Conversion Projects
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> Greetings,
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> I am looking for examples of church buildings converted to municipal
> facilities (senior centers, arts centers etc.) in Massachusetts. Any
> examples and information (such as cost) would be greatly appreciated.
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> Best,
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> Tony
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> Tony M. Sousa
> Acting Director
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> Department of Planning and Development
> City of Everett
> 484 Broadway, Room  25
> Everett, MA 02149
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> Phone: (617) 394-2245
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> Tony.Sousa at ci.everett.ma.us
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