Preserving the Legacy and Landmarks of Music Row
Join the Public Meeting on October 7
A Special Invitation from our friends at the National Trust for Historic Preservation:
To honor the legacy of Music Row – and to shape plans for the future – the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Music Industry Coalition (MIC) have undertaken definitive, in-depth research to document Music Row’s history. Please join us for a special meeting on October 7 for an important update and to learn about what’s next for Music Row!
Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Time: 6 – 8 p.m.
Location: RCA Studio A, 30 Music Square West
Other: Light refreshments will be served. Parking is available behind RCA Studio A. To view the full list of speaker and partners on this project, please click here.
We will share findings from our research – including a summary of the unique characteristics of Music Row, an overview of stories from Music Row’s 60+ year history, and an inventory of significant resources. A representative from the Metro Planning Department will also discuss next steps in the development of a new design plan for Music Row and how the research study will inform the planning process.
We hope to see you on October 7 as we plan a vibrant, sustainable future for Music Row!
Sincerely,
Your Friends at the National Trust
Meet Our New Staff Member!
Melissa Sajid is the
newest Historic Preservationist 1 to join the Metropolitan Historic Zoning
Commission staff. Before joining MHZC staff, she worked as a Planner with the Town of
Smyrna where she served as the primary staff for the Board of Zoning Appeals
and the Historic Zoning Commission. More recently, Melissa has served as Zoning
Official/Project Coordinator for the City of Hampton, VA and as Planner 2 for
Metro Planning Department’s Land Development Division. She holds a Bachelor’s
degree in Political Science and a Master’s degree in Urban Planning, both from
the University of Louisville. Welcome, Melissa!
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Meet Our New Commissioner!
On August 18, 2015, the Metropolitan Council confirmed Mayor Karl F. Dean's appointment of Dr. William F. Hardin to the Metropolitan Historical Commission. Bill Hardin has a B.A. in English from the University of Virginia. He received his J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law, and his Ph.D in United States History from Vanderbilt University. Dr. Hardin teaches History at Montgomery Bell Academy. Prior to joining the History Department at MBA, Dr. Hardin was a legislative attorney with the Tennessee General Assembly. Additionally, he has worked as a researcher and information systems analyst in Washington, D.C. Welcome, Dr. Hardin!
Nashville Architecture, Your NEW Guide to the City
On Wednesday, September 16th, past and present board members and staff of the Historical Commission, along with friends new and old, joined the Metropolitan Historical Commission Foundation and the Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Institute of Architects in celebrating the long-awaited publication of Nashville Architecture: A Guide to the City. Mayor Karl F. Dean and Council Members Burkley Allen, Mina Johnson, Freddie O'Connell, and Colby Sledge also attended the event at Sunnyside in Sevier Park on Granny White Pike. The weather was perfect!
Many years in the making, the 250-page book written by Tennessee State Historian Dr. Carroll Van West and published by the University of Tennessee Press is now available for sale at the Historical Commission office and online at the website of the Foundation, www.metrohistoricalfoundation.org.
In Nashville Architecture: A Guide to the City, Dr. West, director of the Center for Historic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State University, examines over 250 properties in Nashville. Included are well-known buildings such as the Ryman Auditorium, the Hermitage Hotel, and Jubilee Hall at Fisk, as well as many other lesser known properties, from schools and churches to banks and post offices, from apartment and office buildings to plantations and cemeteries, that show changes in the city over the course of the past 200 years. Over 150 maps and photographs illustrate Nashville’s transformation into the cosmopolitan city that it is today.
According to the book’s Foreword, “Our rich Nashville history has and we hope always will be told by our city’s wonderful architecture and built environment. We believe that architecture extends beyond image making; it affects and influences our quality of life. Architecture is quite simply about people and their need for shelter, identity, inspiration, and sense of being.”
Nashville Architecture: A Guide to the City is $29.95.
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