PROCTOR — The trust that owns a piece of the town’s history is officially seeking someone to purchase and manage it into the future.
The Preservation Trust of Vermont has put out a request for proposals for 52 Main Street, the current home of the Vermont Marble Museum and a few other businesses. The 87,275 square-foot building is one of the former Vermont Marble Company structures that make up much of the town’s character. The building in question was constructed in phases between 1880 and 1927, according to the RFP, and has been owned by The Preservation Trust of Vermont since 2014.
The Trust signaled to the town Select Board several months ago that it might put out such an RFP. Ben Doyle, president of the Trust, said it’s the organization’s…