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Quinlan makes room for more art
Historic house demolished for new sculpture garden
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Harrison Haines prepares to continue demolition of an old house Wednesday afternoon next to the The Quinlan Visual Arts Center. Executive Director Amanda McClure of the Quinlan said there were three different groups that were interested in the home but it ultimately didn’t meet the various needs of the groups and it didn’t meet the needs of the Quinlan either because of its low ceilings.
A historic house is gone, but a local arts community is excited about what will come in its place. Workers over the weekend began demolishing the 1920s-era Moon-Apperson house, after the Quinlan Visual Arts Center got approval in November to tear the historic structure down. “It’s not ideal to tear something down in this historic district; that’s not anyone’s preference or even first plan,” Quinlan Executive Director Amanda McClure said.