Owensboro looking to repurpose part of museum building
Owensboro looking to repurpose part of museum building By Katie Tercek and Jill Lyman | May 7, 2021 at 1:37 PM CDT - Updated May 7 at 7:48 PM
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - Part of the city owned building that currently houses the Owensboro Museum of Science and History could soon be developed into something new.
City Manager Nate Pagan tells us there is now a request for proposals, and ideas discussed include a boutique hotel, residential units, apartments, condos or office space.
The building is on a prominent corner downtown at 122 East Second Street.
Pagan says it’s a large building, and the museum doesn’t need the entire space.
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By - Associated Press - Monday, March 8, 2021
OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) - A Confederate statue in a Kentucky county will not be moved to property owned by the city of Owensboro, officials said.
Officials in Daviess County voted last summer to remove the 120-year-old statue from the county courthouse lawn. A committee recommended in November that the statue be placed either at the Owensboro Museum of Science and History or the city’s Museum of Fine Art. Both buildings are owned by the city.
But Mayor Tom Watson said city commissioners agreed that the statue should not be relocated on city property, the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer reported.
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