MINNESOTA
Pioneer Press
By Nick Woltman
nwoltman@pioneerpress.com
POSTED: 11/04/2015
The Minnesota Historical Society has agreed to purchase the Msgr. Ambrose Hayden Center from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis for $4.5 million.
The historical society plans to use the 60,000-square-foot building, which is across the street from the Minnesota History Center on Kellogg Boulevard, for offices, meeting space and storage, the organization said Wednesday in a news release.
The building’s 129-space parking lot was a major selling point — the History Center’s parking lot overflowed at 52 separate events during the past year.
“We see the purchase of this property as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” historical society Director Steve Elliott said in the news release. “The unique location next to the History Center and near the James J. Hill House will help us address parking, space and storage issues.”
The purchase agreement includes a 12-month lease-back provision that will allow the archdiocese to continue to use to building while the historical society finalizes its move-in plans.
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