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  Rooms at the Alexander House
have been converted into a small conference room, left, and one of the lawyers’ offices.
 designed to reflect the Alexander House — and is always seeking to learn more about it.
When a search was commenced for a home for a new federal courthouse at the start of this century, those involved, and especially U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, became determined to find a location on State Street, long the cultural and historic thoroughfare in the city and home to several schools, churches, and government buildings.
“I’ve always really, really loved the building. Everything about it — the design, its place in the city’s history ... it’s magnificent.”
The property on which the Alex- ander House stood became the pre- ferred location, and to make it happen, a short but complicated — because
of the size, age, and condition of the home — move had to undertaken, one that was well-chronicled and captured the attention of the city.
After the move, the home became to several small businesses, including an architect and an attorney, but much of it was unoccupied. As noted, it came on the market in the summer of 2021, and soon after, Royal commenced her pursuit of the home.
Because of that aforementioned move, the home now has a new foun- dation, one of many features that caught her eye when she toured the property after it went on the market.
“The foundation they put in is incredible — there must be 10-foot ceilings there,” she told BusinessWest, adding that her firm will use that space as a filing center but may eventually build it out.
But there was so much more, obviously.
“I thought it was magnificent — the spiral staircase alone just stood out to me,” she recalled. “But every facet of the architecture — the crown mold-
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