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QUINCY, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 17, 2021- MEEGAN FISCHER AND JAY KROTTINGER, MANAGING PARTNERS OF FISCHER & TANNINGER, ANNOUNCED THE ACQUISITION OF THE FIFTH INFANTRY ARMORY, LOCATED AT 416 JERSEY STREET IN DOWNTOWN QUINCY, ILLINOIS. THIS IS THE COMPANY’S FIRST VENTURE.
THE SELLER, LARRY ROYALTY, HAD OWNED THE BUILDING SINCE 2012. THE ARMORY CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE OFFICE OF ROYALTY ELECTRIC, WHICH WILL BE RELOCATED TO OTHER PREMISES. THE ARMORY CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 22,000 SQUARE FEET, WITH 10,000 SQUARE FEET IN THE DRILL HALL ATRIUM AND 12,000 SQUARE FEET IN THE MAIN ENTRANCE, SPLIT BETWEEN TWO FLOORS. THE BASEMENT HOLDS A WARTIME FIRING RANGE, AMMUNITION & ARTILLERY SAFES, A MESS HALL & KITCHEN, AND EVEN SHOWERS. ORIGINAL PRELIMINARY PLANS FOR THE ARMORY CALLED FOR SEATING FOR 3,000 PEOPLE, WHICH INCLUDED THREE STORIES LOCATED IN THE FRONT, AS WELL AS A BALCONY IN THE DRILL HALL; HOWEVER, BOTH WERE ELIMINATED DUE TO LOWER APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE ILLINOIS STATE LEGISLATURE. |
