Another hurdle for CPA funding for St. John Cantius The City Council will be meeting this Thursday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m., to consider the request of Community Preservation Act funding to help preserve the exterior of St. John Cantius.I would like to.
NORTHAMPTON The City Council will consider a $500,000 request to fix up the exterior of St. John Cantius Church next week in anticipation of a Holyoke developer turning the structure at 10 Hawley St. into multifamily housing.The Community.
Northampton committee pushes pause on St. John church demolition decision >St. John Cantius Church on Hawley Street in Northampton, seen in July. Visible at left are the Hawley Manor townhouses, under construction on the site of the church’s former rectory and parish hall. Gazette FILE PHOTO
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NORTHAMPTON A decision on whether the historic St. John Cantius Church can be torn down to make way for five townhouses has been delayed at least three months, giving the committee weighing the issue more time to consider proposals from both sides of the contentious debate. The Central Business Architecture Committee voted Tuesday to continue a public hearing on the proposed demolition of the church on Hawley Street. The unanimous vote to review the application again on Nov. 9 came after a presentation from the building’s owner, O’Connell Development Group of Holyoke, and a four-hour public hearing that drew comments from residents who argued that t
Donor makes bid to save St. John Cantius, St. Mary’s churches in Northampton
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An aerial view of the former St. John Cantius Church on Hawley Street in Northampton on March 20, 2021. A developer is seeking to tear down the structure as part of a construction project. (Patrick Johnson | The Republican photo)
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NORTHAMPTON An anonymous donor has put up $50,000 to save St. John Cantius Church and the similarly endangered St. Mary’s Church on the other side of downtown.
Northampton City Councilor Jim Nash announced the proposed donation Tuesday during a meeting of the Northampton Central Business Architecture Committee, which was discussing O’Connell Development Group’s proposal to demolish St. John Cantius and build condominiums in its place.