Somerville council okays $5M eminent domain purchase of Armory to maintain it as arts facility

Sunday, May 16, 2021

Now that city leaders have approved bond spending for the building, the city can move forward with the eminent domain filing. The city must assume control of the property within 30 days of the Thursday vote, according to a city announcement.

The Center for Arts at the Armory debuted in 2008. The building was constructed as a home for the the Somerville Light Infantry of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia by George Moore in 1903, according to the center. It subsequently housed the Massachusetts National Guard. But it sat largely unused for about 25 years until the Commonwealth of Massachusetts opted to sell the building in 2004 to the Saters, who got a special permit from the city to turn it into an arts facility. The Center for Arts at the Armory, a tenant in the building, now hosts music, dance, theater, literary arts, visual arts, film, circus, comedy, community markets and youth education programs.

https://www.cambridgeday.com/2021/05/16/somerville-council-okays-5m-eminent-domain-purchase-of-armory-to-maintain-it-as-arts-facility/

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