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ANS EVALUATES NEW LOCATIONSThe American Numismatic Society has been evaluating potential new homes away from its historic (and unfortunately expensive) New York City base. Here's an excerpt of an article about a location under consideration in Fall River, Massachusetts - about an hour south of Boston and 20 minutes from Providence, RI. -Editor
The City of Fall River initially wanted the armory to be converted into an arts and entertainment venue, but Main Street Property had stated that concept is financially prohibitive and would negatively impact the Narrows Center nearby. Main Street Property planned to invest $13.6 million into developing the armory and had stated they would be open to designating 20% of the apartments as "affordable". Full details including diagrams can be viewed on the July 18, 2023 Fall River City Council agenda. Fast forward to August. Alexander Silva of The Preservation Society of Fall River told Fall River Reporter that his organization and The Historical Commission will make recommendations on how the property should be used, with the decision ultimately coming down to Mayor Coogan and the City Council. Now in November, it has been learned that the American Numismatic Society has been in talks with Mayor Paul Coogan to move its operation from New York City into the Bank Street Armory in Fall River. Coogan told FRC Media that he spoke with ANS and a gentleman told him some of the challenges they have and that the City could work through them. "It would be a tremendous asset to downtown Fall River if this company would relocate from New York City." Coogan went on to say that the cost of ANS doing business in New York City is prohibitive and they want to move here and has been through the building two or three times, and they have an architect reviewing plans. The mayor believes that it is about a 50/50 chance that they relocate to the Bank Street Armory and Fall River will do anything they can to encourage ANS to relocate here.
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Sydney F. Martin Executive Director Dr. Ute Wartenberg Kagan writes: "The American Numismatic Society continues to explore multiple locations all over the US, where we could eventually find a new home. The extraordinary armory building in Fall River, which is being discussed with the City of Fall River, presents both unique challenges and opportunities. It would allow the ANS to develop a much broader public outreach while continuing its traditional academic and membership programs. As with all such projects, ANS and its partners have to be able to have sufficient funding in place to undertake the necessary renovations and to sustain its operations over the next decades." Good luck in the search for a new home! -Editor
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