In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, Historic Nashville is hosting a fundraising event featuring a very special roster of songwriters in performance at the legendary Green’s Grocery in historic Leiper’s Fork. In addition to the 90-minute concert featuring songs and stories from Matraca Berg, Trey...
On May 10, the Metro Historical Commission honored local projects and individuals that have contributed to the preservation and restoration of historic buildings, landscapes, and neighborhoods. The 42nd Annual Preservation Awards recognized winners in the categories of Residential, Infill, Industrial and Engineering, Monuments and Memorials,...
Due to the increasing threat to Fort Negley Park following the relocation of the Nashville Sounds to a new stadium, the park was included in Historic Nashville’s 2016 Nashville Nine. The property is an important part of Nashville’s history and serves as much needed green...
Written by Aja Bain, Historic Nashville blogger. Photos: Dan Cook The first church founded in Sylvan Park is currently undergoing rehabilitation in preparation for a second life as an events venue. West Nashville United Methodist Church, located across from Richland Park on Charlotte Avenue, was founded...
By Aja Bain, Historic Nashville blogger. Photos: Aja Bain A proposal to relocate the graves of President James K. Polk (1795-1849) and First Lady Sarah Childress Polk (1803-1891), along with the architecturally significant Polk Tomb, from Nashville to Columbia is currently making its way through...
By: Aja Bain, Historic Nashville Blogger 2017 Annual Meeting, Ocean Way Nashville Studios. Photo: Ed Rode On January 19, members of Historic Nashville, Inc. and the local preservation community gathered at Ocean Way Nashville Recording Studios for the annual membership meeting. Pat McMakin, Director of...
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...
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