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The Golden Dome, University of Notre Dame, in a picture taken by Ted Moseby in 2006 and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Notre Dame to turn vacant building into art center

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson

The Golden Dome, University of Notre Dame, in a picture taken by Ted Moseby in 2006 and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
The Golden Dome, University of Notre Dame, in a picture taken by Ted Moseby in 2006 and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) – The University of Notre Dame hopes to turn a vacant brick building on South Bend’s west side into an arts and culture center.

The South Bend Tribune reports the city’s redevelopment commission has approved a tentative plan to provide $930,000 toward repairing the building. Notre Dame will provide an additional $1.5 million.

South Bend community and economic development director Don Inks says the next step is to work out a memorandum of understanding between the city, South Bend Heritage and the university. The building is across the street from Indiana University South Bend’s Civil Rights Heritage Center and down the block from the Center for History and Studebaker National Museum.

The plan calls for using the building as a base for various community arts and cultural centers.

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Information from: South Bend Tribune, http://www.southbendtribune.com

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The Golden Dome, University of Notre Dame, in a picture taken by Ted Moseby in 2006 and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
The Golden Dome, University of Notre Dame, in a picture taken by Ted Moseby in 2006 and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.