Property sale advances $53M downtown Bennington project

An image from a redevelopment brochure for the Putnam Block project in downtown Bennington.BENNINGTON — The $53 million Putnam Block project moved a giant step forward on Monday, when the four-acre downtown site was sold, clearing the way for a the first phase of a major redevelopment initiative.
The former Hotel Putnam and adjacent historic structures at the Four Corners intersection are the focus of the first phase of the project. The former H. Greenberg & Son hardware store and lumb