Goodbye Higgins, Pt. 3
5 Jan 2014 20:06

Goodbye Higgins, Pt. 3 

My final photo from the Higgins Closing. This is inside the Great Hall. When steel magnate John Higgins sought a permanent location to show his growing collection of armor which he was purchasing in Europe, he commissioned a building which would resemble a Medieval fortress or castle. The outside is a staunch rectangle of glass and steel, a relatively new combination in 1920's America, but the inside is dark flagstones and thick, imposing stone walls. But while the combination of Empire State Building and Castle Wofenstein drew tourists for decades, now the question is can it draw investors? Owning a 90-year building is a challenge enough, let alone when the majority of the space is a cold, cavernous hall. From what I understand, maintenance costs were a big factor on why the museum went under. The obvious choice would be to partition this into offices, but even if that were physically possible, the building is listed on the Register of Historical Places. What company has the creativity to make the building useful, energy efficient, and keep the Historical Society(ies) happy? What company has the funds to make it happen? Google? 
PS. National Geographic did an article on Worcester, Mass back in the 1950's, and used a full-page photo of the Higgins' Great Hall. 


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BJ Hill

Worcester, MA

A photojournal of my life at 36.

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