GLASS STRUCTURE TO BE SURFACED WITH NATIVE ARMENIAN STONE TO BE BUILT IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Noyan Tapan
March 31, 2008

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, MARCH 31, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. In a
public hearing convened on March 27, the Historic Preservation Review
Board (HPRB), which is charged with responsibility for the protection,
enhancement and perpetuation of properties of historical, cultural
and aesthetic merit in the District of Columbia, in unanimous vote
gave concept approval for the Armenian Genocide Museum of America
(AGMA). The plans call for restoring the exterior of the historical
bank building, modifying the interior to accommodate the museum
exhibits, and building a new glass structure next to the historic bank,
which will be surfaced with native Armenian stone to complement the
bank building.