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Originally Posted by A_Brandybuck
The following is only speculation: ;-)
Arnor was first ruled from Annúminas, until it fell to ruin. Then the King moved to Fornost. I think, that Aragorn's intention was to re-establish the Northern Kingdom as it was in the time of Elendil, re-establish its glory. And the reason of the moving to Fornost was not a glorious one. It went along with the Fall of Arnor.
In this case it is more likely, that he would make Annúminas the capital of the North. A fortiori when he has his Great House there.
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Since Annúminas was the City of Elendil, it makes sense that Aragorn would make it the center of the realm in the north, just as it was at the end of the Second age..
This is my speculation
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The reasons of the decline of Annúminas and the moving of the royal throne to Fornost I think had to do with the decline in population especially after the war of the Last Alliance where many were slain, and the slaying if Isildur and his party as well in the Gladden Fields. Annuminas endured for a time but without the people to keep it up, it slowly fell into disuse and decay. They removed to Fornost because the fortress was easier to defend especially with the lesser numbers of men they had to defend with. But there still had to be a reasonable number of men to battle each other with , and later the Witch King until the fall of Arvedui in 1974 of the Third age.