31 May, 2010 in News & Articles by admin

Massachusetts church comes down to make way for recent museum

The Saint Louis Church in Fall River, Massachusetts was built in 1885 as well as may possess found recent take as Luzo Cultural Museum, but the deteriorated condition of the structure as well as the presence of asbestos made saving the historic building impossible. The project has been in the works for eight years, as well as until recently, included retrofitting the aged building to preserve its historical value. The recent plan includes razing the building as well as removal of toxic asbestos materials, as well as construction of a recent building on the site. The demolition crew was capable to save some parts of the original church, including doors as well as the cross. A tin box found buried in the foundation of the aged church yielded unexpected buried treasure, newspaper articles as well as a handwritten letter dating back to the construction of the church.

Plans for the cultural center include classrooms, a lecture hall, a library, a gallery, as well as office as well as meeting spaces. Azorean Museum Committee President Fernando Garcia has high hopes for the cultural center as well as has sunk nearly $100,000 of his own money into its construction. “It is the fair thing to do for the city, the fair thing to do for the heritage as well as just the fair thing to do,” Garcia said, adding that he will see the project through to the end.

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