By Aja Bain, Historic Nashville Blogger For more than sixty years, a silent monument to American industry and engineering has been tucked away in Centennial Park’s northwest corner. No. 576, one of only ten 4-8-4 type steam locomotives built in 1942 for the Nashville, Chattanooga...
Established in 1856, Mount Olivet Cemetery has been the final resting place for many of Nashville’s most prominent families and political leaders, including Adelicia Acklen of Belmont, the Harding family of Belle Meade Plantation, and Senator John Bell. The beautiful and unique monuments, sculptures, and...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Oct. 9, 2016 – Historic Nashville, Inc. (HNI) announced its 2016 Nashville Nine, a list of the city’s most endangered historic places, at a press conference held today at the Union Station Hotel in downtown Nashville. Award winning recording artist and...
Historic Nashville Nine Updates Utopia Hotel Local developers released a new architectural drawing of the luxury “Dream Nashville Hotel” under construction in the Printers Alley Historic District in downtown Nashville. The completed hotel will comprise the restored historic Utopia Hotel (right) and reconstruct the façade...
Behind-the-Scenes Recap of Nashville City Cemetery On August 26, HNI members were treated to an exceptional tour of the City Cemetery led by noted local historian Fletch Coke. As the namesake of the Fletch Coke Award presented for the first time at the 41st Annual...
Historic Nashville urges the Metro Council to adopt the Metro Planning Commission’s unanimous recommendation to deny the community plan modification request and preserve Davidson County’s only nationally recognized Rural Historic District. Allowing the requested development would not only permanently alter the character of the community...
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