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Historic Nashville Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Temple Cemetery
2017-05-07 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | TN
Join Historic Nashville for a members-only tour of Temple Cemetery on Sunday, May 7th, 2017 at 2:00 PM
**Note, this is the rain makeup tour from the previously scheduled tour on April 23rd.**
Jews have had a significant role in Nashville’s history since the early 1800s. Many are buried in the Temple Cemetery which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Join us for a walk through this historic cemetery and learn about Jewish burial practices and the intriguing stories of those who made Nashville their home and contributed to its unique history.
GPS driving directions may not lead to the correct entrance. Please follow the directions below:
Go Rosa Parks Blvd either from downtown or get off I-65 at Rosa Parks.
Cross the Interstate and go to the first traffic light.
Turn left on Dominican Drive.
Pass the Maxwell House and John Early School on the right.
Dominican Drive will become Cass St.
Continue to 15th Avenue North and turn left at the stop sign. G
o down almost the entire block until you see the Temple Cemetery entrance on the right.
We will meet at the historic markers right after you enter.
Hope to see you there!
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Jane's Walk - Music Row Makes Nashville Music City
2017-05-06 14:00 - 15:30 | Mike Curb College of Entertainment, 34 Music Square E, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
Led by Carolyn Brackett and Robbie Jones
For more than 60 years, songs and sounds coming from Music Row have made Nashville known around the world as Music City. This tour will share insights into how Music Row began, walk past some of the buildings where music history was made, and highlight the stories of famous songs and singers as well as the industry that brings this creativity to the world. The tour will also discuss current threats to Music Row and work underway to ensure a sustainable future for this unique cultural industry district.
Meet in front of Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Business/Columbia-Quonset Hut
This walking tour is part of Jane’s Walk. Jane’s Walk is a movement of free, citizen-led walking tours inspired by Jane Jacobs. The walks get people to tell stories about their communities, explore their cities, and connect with neighbours. Find out more at janeswalk.org
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Historic Nashville Behind-the-Scenes Tour of “Hiding in Plain Sight” An Exhibit of Photos and Stories of Nashville’s Unique Places
2017-04-01 10:00 - 12:00 | Downtown Nashville Public Library, 615 Church St, Nashville, TN, 37219, United States
Historic Nashville members are invited to a behind-the-scenes guided tour of a new exhibit, “Hiding in Plain Sight,” on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the downtown Nashville Public Library.
As a special treat for Historic Nashville members, the tour will be led by the exhibit’s creators, artist Anna Jaap and writer Robert K. Oermann.
The exhibit sheds a new light on local places residents might consider “ordinary” – until they learn about notable things that happened there.
As our tour guides, Anna Jaap and Robert Oermann will share their stories of collaborating to select the unique places featured this exhibit of photos and stories including the homes once occupied by music legends Patsy Cline and Hank Williams; the Omohundro Water Treatment Plant; Nashville’s first automobile factory; local churches with notable Civil Rights movement history; and even the spot where Lay’s potato chips were once made.
If you are not already a member of Historic Nashville, follow this link to join: http://historicnashvilleinc.org/get-involved/join/.

About the Exhibit Creators
Anna Jaap took her first photos at age 15 using a vintage German camera. She received her BFA from Lipscomb University, and has worked as a studio artist for 25 years. Acclaimed for their color sensibility and affinity for nature, her pieces have been exhibited across the United States and are collected internationally. She lives in Nashville, and serves on the board of Watkins College of Art.
Robert K. Oermann is known as the “dean of Nashville’s entertainment journalists.” He has authored eight books about the city’s music history, and his work has been published in more than 100 periodicals, more than 50 TV specials and 129 record-album liner-note essays. He is vice president of the Recording Academy in Music City and serves on the board of the Nashville Public Library.
Meet at: Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street
Second Floor, Courtyard Gallery

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Historic Nashville Behind-the-Scenes Tour of The Changing Architecture of 8th and 9th Avenues
2017-03-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Downtown Nashville Public Library, 615 Church St, Nashville, TN, 37219, United States
Historian and author Ralcon Wagner will lead a short walking tour of historic buildings, past and present, along Church Street, Seventh and Eighth Avenues and Broadway to Union Station, discussing how the area has changed over the years, and what the future looks like. This route was chosen because of the impending redevelopment of this area and possible demolition of future historic buildings.

Comfortable shoes and clothing are recommended.
The tour will meet in the lobby of the main library at 10:00 AM.
Parking is available in the garage behind the library at a reasonable rate.

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Historic Nashville Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Fisk University
2017-02-25 10:00 - 12:00 | TN
Join Historic Nashville for a members-only tour of Fisk University on Saturday, February 25th, 2017 at 10:00 am.
Please join us to tour led by Jens Frederiksen, Ph.D of this iconic Nashville landmark; an historic and cherished institution of higher learning and with added importance in terms of Nashville’s musical heritage.
We will tour the historic campus of Fisk University, originally a Union Army Contraband Camp and now a National Historic Site with unique American Architecture.
PARKING/MEETING PLACE:
Please park behind the Fisk University Library on Phillips or Jackson Street. Our tour guide will be there to meet you and then take you up to the front entrance of the Van Vechten gallery.
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Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Tennessee State Library & Archives
2017-02-18 10:00 - 12:00 | Tennessee State Library and Archives Bldg, 403 7th Ave N, Nashville, TN, 37243, United States
By Gordon T. Belt, Director of Public Services:
Founded in 1854 in the old Davidson County courthouse, the Tennessee State Library & Archives originally served as a “gentleman’s library” for legislators. Today, the Library & Archives makes its vast resources available to everyone and provides a multitude of services to Tennesseans. Its mission is to “collect and preserve books and records of historical, documentary and reference value, and to encourage and promote library development throughout the state.”
The Library & Archives spent nearly a century in the Tennessee State Capitol until 1953, when it moved to its current building, directly across from the capitol. The Library & Archives was constructed as a memorial to the men and women of Tennessee who served in World War II. In 2003, the building was listed on the National and Tennessee Registers of Historic Places.
The building houses a wide range of Tennessee resource material, including published histories and original materials such as photographs, letters, prints, posters, legislative acts, maps, political cartoons, court cases, postcards and sheet music. The Library & Archives assists many types of patrons, including Tennessee General Assembly members and their staff, attorneys, businesses, educators, students, scholars, genealogists, journalists, public officials and government agencies. Statewide, they provide services to the blind and physically handicapped, support nine regional public libraries and assist counties in developing their archives and preserving their records.
Note: there is no designated parking for this tour. Please utilize parking on any adjoining streets and garages. Members should meet at the front of the building.
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Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the LeQuire Gallery
2017-01-28 10:00 - 12:00 | LeQuire Gallery, 4304 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN, 37209, United States
Join us for a tour of the LeQuire Art Gallery in Nashville
LeQuire Gallery is an unexpectedly large and beautiful space on, the now very bustling, Charlotte Avenue corridor in Nashville, TN. The gallery represents some of the area’s most popular artists, as well as nationally recognized contemporary painters and sculptors such as Juliette Aristides founder of the Aristides Atelier at the Gage Academy in Seattle, Maggie Rose who teaches at the New York Academy of Art, and anchor artist, Alan LeQuire, best known for his colossal Nashville landmarks Athena Parthenos (the largest indoor statue in the western world, located in The Parthenon in Nashville) and Musica (the largest bronze figure group in the United States, located at the roundabout off of Music Row).
Visitors to the gallery can browse over 5,000 sq. feet of floor space with over 500 works of art from a dozen different artists. The vastness of the space and diversity of work coupled with personable tours of LeQuire Studio creates an engaging, inspiring “backstage” encounter. Guests enjoy the current exhibits and a close look at Alan LeQuire’s work-in-progress, maquettes from notable projects such as his recent Tennessee Woman Suffrage Monument, and learning more about the process of clay to bronze.
Note: members please use designated parking around the gallery.
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Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Castner-Knott Building
2017-01-21 10:00 - 12:00 | the corner (near Morton’s) at, 618 Church Street, Nashville, TN, 37219, United States
Join us for a tour of the historic Castner-Knott Department Store building in Downtown Nashville.
The experience of going downtown for shopping is a beloved memory for many Nashvillians. Castner-Knott was one of the “big three” department stores of Nashville and a popular shopping destination for decades. As one of the pioneers of the department store concept in Nashville, Castner-Knott Dry Goods Company opened in 1898 on 5th Avenue. In 1906 it moved to a new building built on the corner of Church and Capitol Boulevard. The success and longevity of the business is also of great interest. The building itself is iconic and is now on the national register of historic places. Our tour will cover all the floors of this former dept. store, which closed in 1996 and is now commercially leased.
An optional second tour will be offered to another historical building a short walk away that is more than 100 years old and an important historical site is also located nearby.
Tour will be hosted by Mike Shmerling and light food and beverage will be available after the tours (Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, muffins and bagels).
Note: there is no designated parking for this tour. Please utilize parking on any adjoining streets and garages. Members should meet at the corner near Morton’s Steakhouse.
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Annual Membership Meeting 2017
2017-01-19 18:00 - 20:00 | TN
Historic Nashville, Inc. Annual Membership Meeting 2017
The Annual Meeting is an opportunity to meet and mingle with other Historic Nashville members and learn more about HNI’s plans for the new year. New Board members and officers will be introduced and voted in by the membership at the Annual Meeting.
Hors d’oeuvres and light refreshments will be served.
Click here for parking information.
This event is open to all members in good standing. Need to join or renew your membership?

Questions about your membership status? Email membership@historicnashvilleinc.org.
Guests/Non-member tickets: $10. We will accept payment in the form of cash or check payable to Historic Nashville Inc. at the door.

Please RSVP by Thursday, January 12, 2017.
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Historic Nashville Behind-the-Scenes Walking Tour #2 of Nashville's Inter-urban Transportation Systems
2016-11-12 10:00 - 12:00 | Downtown Nashville Public Library, 615 Church St, Nashville, TN, 37219, United States
Join Historic Nashville for a members-only walking tour of the historic transportation systems of Nashville (and landmarks along the way) led by author Ralcon Wagner on Saturday, November 12th, 2016 at 10:00 am. NOTE: this is a repeat of the Nov 5th tour for those who can’t make it that day!

Meet at:
Downtown Nashville Public Library (front lobby)
615 Church St
Nashville, TN 37219

Join us for a walking tour of the historic streetcars and interurban railways in Downtown Nashville. We will be led by author and HNI member Ralcon Wagner who recently published his book “Nashville’s Streetcars and Interurban Railways”. He will also have his book available for purchase for those interested.
Note: Parking available in the Library garage and ticket can be stamped. Members should meet in the Library’s front lobby. We may catch the free green bus during the tour, as well, to see some of the sights.
Hope to see you there!

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Historic Nashville Behind-the-Scenes Walking Tour of Nashville's Inter-urban Transportation Systems
2016-11-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Downtown Nashville Public Library, 615 Church St, Nashville, TN, 37219, United States
Join Historic Nashville for a members-only walking tour of the historic transportation systems of Nashville (and landmarks along the way) led by author Ralcon Wagner on Saturday, November 5th, 2016 at 10:00 am.

Meet at:
Downtown Nashville Public Library (front lobby)
615 Church St
Nashville, TN 37219

Join us for a walking tour of the historic streetcars and interurban railways in Downtown Nashville. We will be led by author and HNI member Ralcon Wagner who recently published his book “Nashville’s Streetcars and Interurban Railways”. He will also have his book available for purchase for those interested.
Note: Parking available in the Library garage and ticket can be stamped. Members should meet in the Library’s front lobby. We may catch the free green bus during the tour, as well, to see some of the sights.
Hope to see you there!

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Historic Nashville Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Buchanan Station Cemetery
2016-10-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Buchanan Station Cemetery, 749 Massman Dr, Nashville, TN, 37210, United States
Join us as we tour the Buchanan Cemetery with Mike Slate, historian for the Friends of Buchanan’s Station Cemetery.
The Buchanan’s Station cemetery is on Massman Drive just off of Elm Hill Pike. Address: 749 Massman Dr., Nashville, TN 37210
Link for more info: http://www.civicscope.org/nashville-tn/BuchananStationCemetery
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History Transformed, Welcome Back to Union Station with Historic Nashville
2016-10-09 12:00 - 14:00 | Union Station Nashville, 1001 Broadway, Nashville, TN, 37203, United States
Union Station Hotel Nashville and Historic Nashville Inc. invite you to “History Transformed, Welcome Back to Union Station,”a celebration of the hotel’s recent transformation. Following an extensive restoration touching nearly every area of Union Station, the hotel is excited to officially reveal its updates and new spaces for the first time to the public during the event on Sunday, October 9 from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. The event falls on the 116th anniversary of Union Station opening in 1900.

Hosted in collaboration with Historic Nashville, Music City’s only nonprofit organization dedicated to historic preservation that was itself instrumental in preserving Union Station, the event will include tours of the hotel’s updated rooms and events spaces, brunch bites and beverages provided by Union Station’s new bar and restaurant Carter’s, a silent auction and more.

Additionally, Historic Nashville will celebrate the announcement of the 2016 Nashville Nine, which will be revealed directly prior to the event. A list compiled each year through a public nomination, the Nashville Nine reveals nine historic properties endangered by demolition, neglect or development and has included past properties such as the historic RCA Studio A on Music Row, Highland Heights School in East Nashville and the Tennessee State Prison.
This event is FREE and open to the public, please join us!

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Preservation Easement Workshop
2016-10-05 17:00 - 18:30 | TN
Historic Nashville Inc. is hosting an informational workshop for Nashville property owners to learn more about the non-profit’s Preservation Easement program. This workshop is open to all property owners in the Nashville area including developers, real estate agents, business owners, and home owners. A panel of experts, including special guest and Legal Counsel for the National Trust for Historic Preservation Tom Mayes, will discuss the details of HNI’s program as well as the potential tax benefits of donating a preservation easement. RSVPs are encouraged to easements@historicnashvilleinc.org. Walk-ins are welcome.
HNI’s Preservation Easement Workshop is free and will include lite bites and refreshments.

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Historic Nashville Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Acme Farm Supply Building
2016-10-01 10:00 - 12:00 | TN
Join us for a tour of the historic Acme Farm Supply Building (now Acme Feed & Seed) in Downtown Nashville.
Built as a 3-story building in 1890 by J.R. Whitemore, the first tenants were two brothers, Frederic and William Cummins, who rented the building for their grocery store. Later tenants included: Southern Soda Works, Continental Baking Powder Company, Ford Flour Company, and the Tennessee Wholesale Drug Company, among others. In 1913, it housed the Bearden Buggy Company, and a wooden elevator was added to the building to transport the buggies up and down. In 1943, it housed Acme Feed and Hatchery, later known as Acme Farm Supply, and sold “straw, feed, wire, tools” and more. The store closed down in September 1999 and remained vacant until 2013 when a restauranteur, several business people and country music musician Alan Jackson leased the building to turn it into a restaurant/bar and music venue. It now operates as Acme Feed & Seed and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1998.
Note: there is no designated parking for this tour. Please utilize parking on any adjoining streets and garages. Members should meet at the front of the building.
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