Plans to transform the former Santander Bank property on Main street Vineyard Haven into a mixed-use condominium and commercial development are now before the MVC.
Tisbury selectmen will go behind closed doors Tuesday to discuss the possible purchase of the historic stone bank on Main street Vineyard Haven. Owned by Santander, the property is for sale.
Three years after its Spanish-style tile roof was replaced with red asphalt shingles, the 1905 stone bank on Main street in Vineyard Haven is getting its original look back.
A national bank building, which, so far as its architectural design goes, is unique among banks, is that just opened in Vineyard Haven as the home of the Martha’s Vineyard National Bank. This institution, started in Edgartown 50 years ago, has enjoyed a prosperous existence up to the present time.
Santander Bank will close two of its four branches on Martha’s Vineyard before the end of the year, including the historic stone bank in Vineyard Haven.
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission on Thursday voted to require Santander Bank to restore the terra-cotta roof on its iconic stone building on Main street Vineyard Haven.
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission is expected to decide next month whether to require Santander Bank in Vineyard Haven to restore a Spanish tile roof that was replaced with red asphalt shingles last year without proper permissions, in an apparent administrative snafu.
