It may not be Sundance Books and Music come June 1, but the Nevada Museum of Art says it has no plans to tear down or move the historic Levy Mansion.

The Nevada Museum of Art confirmed to the Reno Gazette Journal that the Levy Mansion, home of Sundance for the last 13 years, is considered a protected architectural landmark in Reno. The house is on California Avenue just east of the Nevada Museum of Art.

The museum said there are no plans or any decision about what is next for the mansion except it will remain where it is and standing.

The massive mansion with six large white columns out front was built in 1906 for Prussian immigrant and dry goods magnate Wilhelm Levy, according to the Reno HIstorical Society .

Before the independent bookstore called it home, the mansion served as professional offices, including for attorneys.

David Walker, CEO of the NMA, said the museum and Sundance have had a “wonderful synergistic relationship” that benefited the community.

Kelly, who announced the decision to close on May 1, said it was time to close this chapter in her career. In announcing the bookstore’s closure, she said she hoped people recognized the importance of independent bookselling and wanted others to pick up the baton she was leaving.

She told the RGJ that running Sundance was the honor of a lifetime.

"There's enormous sadness, and I feel incredibly fortunate."

Last year the museum tore down the historic Sinai Mansion to make room for its expansion .

The Sinai Mansion was a 106-year-old building just west of the Levy mansion and behind the Nevada Museum of Art.

The museum’s $60 million, 50,000-foot expansion is still underway.

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