Board Members:

Mission Statement:

Historic Nashville, Inc. works to preserve, revitalize, and enhance the natural, built, and cultural heritage of Nashville and Davidson County through education, partnerships, and advocacy.

Corporate History:

Historic Nashville, Inc. was originally chartered in 1968 as “The Historic Sites Federation of Tennessee.”  In 1975, the name and mission changed in response to the urgency of threats to historic landmarks in Nashville.  The nonprofit 501(c)3 organization became "Historic Nashville, Inc." and its mission was to preserve and maintain "architecturally significant or historic buildings in urban Nashville.”

Over the years, HNI has successfully advocated for the preservation of many downtown landmarks, including the Ryman Auditorium, Union Station, Hermitage Hotel, Shelby Street Bridge, and the Second Avenue, Printers Alley, Lower Broadway, and East Nashville historic districts.  In 1982, HNI established the state's first Preservation Easement program and currently owns easements on 16 historic landmarks with a market value of over $30 million.  HNI hosts an annual membership meeting, publishes a newsletter, maintains a website, gives special tours of local historic landmarks, and recently launched the annual "Nashville Nine" endangered properties list.