Sure. But nobody wanted it. It was in the wrong part of town.
If they didn't put it up for sale or market it, then we don't know that. A sculptor wanted the old Catholic church down the street to work/keep materials, for example - better than losing the building!
I'm guessing that this likely won't be the last historic church in the northside to come down this way. These century old churches are great buildings but also require a lot of money to maintain. A small congregation doesn't often have the resources to keep up, and there isn't much of a market to buy a massive building in the northside that will require a lot of resources just to stabilize, much less to renovate into a functional space for anything other than a church.
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I work in an historic church in the central corridor, and we've spent about $2 million over the past decade on maintenance, utilities, insurance and renovations. That's $150k/year plus a half million dollar capital campaign. And that hasn't included anything deep or major... just regular upkeep and repairs, ongoing updates and cosmetic stuff. These huge old buildings are amazing, but they require sacrifices and financial resources. Worth it in my view, but I can't imagine how poorer congregations can manage it.
