Join Historic Nashville Inc. for a members only tour of Music Row! President Brian Mansfield will lead a walking tour of the western outskirts of Music Row, featuring stories about Waylon Jennings and the 1970s outlaw movement, Neil Young, the Allman Brothers, and others. We will meet at 11 am in the alley off Edgehill […]
Join us on Saturday, November 4, at 10 am for a tour of the National Register-listed Craighead House at 3710 Westbrook Avenue! John Brown Craighead and his first wife, Jane Erwin Dickinson, built the home c. 1810, and Craighead later married Lavinia Robertson Beck, youngest daughter of Nashville founders Charlotte and James Robertson. Located in […]
2024 HNI Membership Meeting Thursday, January 25 at 5 pm The Pharmacy Burger Parlor & Beer Garden Join us on Thursday, January 25 for the 2024 Historic Nashville Membership Meeting! Come meet fellow preservationists, hear about HNI's plans and partnerships for the next year, vote on new board members, and learn how you can get involved in Nashville's oldest historic preservation organization. Pharmacy staff will […]
We hope you will join the Metropolitan Historical Commission and Tennessee State University’s College of Liberal Arts on Friday, February 9, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for the 43nd Annual Nashville Conference on African American History and Culture, a dynamic celebration of the contributions of African Americans to Nashville and Tennessee history. This year, we are […]
Join us on Saturday, February 10, at 10 am for a tour of the 1851 Downtown Presbyterian Church! Presbyterians have worshiped at the corner of Fifth and Church since 1814. In that year the First Presbyterian Church of Nashville built their first structure. which burned down in 1832. Rebuilding in that year, on the same […]
Join Historic Nashville for a members-only tour of the Civil Rights Room, the Votes for Women Room, and NPL Special Collections at the Downtown Public Library! In special appreciation and honor of both Black History Month and Women’s History Month (February and March) the Nashville Public Library is offering HNI members a unique opportunity, pairing […]
On April 13, The Land Trust for Tennessee is hosting a History & House Tours Community Day. We’ll be joined by the Metro Historical Commission, who will be there to answer any questions about history and historic homes in Nashville. There will be guided tours of the house at Glen Leven Farm and surrounding grounds. […]
Join Historic Nashville at The Union Station - Nashville Yards on April 24 at 5:30pm for a historic happy hour with Davidson County Historian Dr. Carole Bucy, who will speak on the history of the train station and HNI's role in its preservation and restoration into a world-class hotel.
On Sunday, May 5, from 1–5 pm, Historic Nashville Inc. is offering a historic residential window restoration workshop in celebration of National Historic Preservation Month. Attendees can bring a window and work hands-on, or simply come to watch and learn. The workshop will be held at Nashville’s uniquely restored Belle Air Mansion at 2250 Lebanon […]
Join us at the Parthenon for a morning of architecture, suffrage, and Tennessee history. We will begin with a brief Centennial Park history tour where you will hear stories of the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition and find specific places in the park to help you picture the past. This tour features archival photographs and images […]
Dr. Lea Williams will guide this special HNI outdoor tour of both Fisk University and Meharry Medical College. We will visit the points of interest designated by a Nashville Sites prerecorded walking route. There are 21 stops on this tour, covering around 2 miles. These exceptional educational institutions are two of the oldest Historically Black […]
Pinewood Social will host HNI’s happy hour June 26 from 5-6:30 pm on their patio/pool deck with its Airstream bar. Come enjoy the atmosphere and hospitality and appreciate the success story of this repurposed trolley shed overlooking the Cumberland River. Our guest speaker is Carolyn Brackett, of Cultural Heritage Works, who will talk with us […]
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