Public forum on re-use of U of M Music Education Building — May 14
The University of Minnesota will host an open forum to discuss the future of the now-unused Music Education Building at 147 Pillsbury Drive, next to the footbridge near University Avenue and Southeast 14th Street.
The forum will take place Monday, May 14, 4:30–5:30 p.m., in Room 155 of Nicholson Hall, 216 Pillsbury Drive S.E. The university will use the public comment, input and ideas that come out of the meeting to inform in the final reuse study report on the building.
According to a press release from the university, the building’s small size, along with a number of building code and accessibility deficiencies, has made it difficult to find a viable reuse.
Over the last 10 years, the university has spent more than $250,000 to protect and maintain the structure, according to the release. That’s a small part of the more than $333 million the university has has been spent over the last three years on the rehabilitation of historic buildings such as Folwell Hall, Nicholson Hall and Northrop Auditorium.
In 2006, the university received a Minneapolis Preservation Award for being an “Organization Committed to Preservation.”
last revised: May 11, 2007