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The Historical Commission is happy to report that as of March 22, 2016, the Kenner Manor Historic District is officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places! The district includes Clearview Drive (672-910), Crescent Road (700-722), Kenner Avenue (111-201) and Woodmont Circle (200-313). Lindsay L. Crockett and Jaime L. Destefano of History, Inc., completed the nomination, quoted below:
The Kenner Manor
Historic District is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
under Criterion A in the area of community planning and development, and
Criterion C for architecture. Kenner Manor is significant in the early
suburbanization of Nashville as large land estates were subdivided
into smaller tracts in the early-twentieth century. It represents the transition between streetcar suburbs and
early automobile suburbs, as a strictly grid-patterned layout evolved to more
curvilinear streets and larger lot sizes. The range of architectural styles and
forms employed within Kenner Manor represents the predominate trends in the
early- to mid-twentieth century, featuring the Craftsman, Colonial Revival,
Tudor Revival, and English Cottage Revival styles. Most common house forms in
the neighborhood include Bungalows, Minimal Traditionals, and Ranch houses.
The Kenner
Avenue portion of the historic district was originally platted in 1914, while
the Clearview Subdivision (located on the east side of the district) was
platted in 1929. There are 187 total resources, consisting of 159 residences
and 27 associated outbuildings.
We're excited to report that the Buchanan's Station historic site now features interpretive signage! Two new signs, one of which is located within the Buchanan's Station Cemetery, tell the story of this historic site along Mill Creek. Buchanan's Station is located near 749 Massman Drive, just north of Elm Hill Pike. Pinnacle Business Products, LLC, donated the 1.46-acre property to Metro Government in 2015 in order to protect and preserve the site. Metro Parks now manages the property, which is located on a proposed future expansion site of the Mill Creek Greenway system.
The signage, prepared by Encore Interpretive Design, LLC, was funded through a
grant from the Tennessee Wars Commission and the MHC Foundation and marks another key step in the preservation of Buchanan's Station. Many thanks are due to the Friends of Buchanan's Station Cemetery for bringing attention to this significant site in an easily-overlooked location. The Friends group formed in 2012 to raise awareness of
the site and provide needed funding for its protection, preservation, and ongoing maintenance. Many readers may remember the group's commemoration of the 220th Anniversary of the Battle of Buchanan's Station at the site on September 30, 2012. Since then, the group has raised more than $10,000 in
donations to construct a metal fence around the cemetery to mark and protect the site. Members also have raised money to fund repairs and an assessment of the site by
archaeologist Dan Allen, and have worked with the Historical Commission staff to conduct clean up days
at the site.
A Tennessee Historical Commission historical marker for Buchanan's Station remains in place at 1630 Elm Hill Pike, west of the intersection with Massman Drive.
New Sign at Buchanan's Station
New Sign inside Buchanan's Station Cemetery
Metro Parks and Recreation is kicking off its
comprehensive yearlong master planning process – “Plan To Play” –
with a series of community meetings and survey opportunities. They want to
hear from you!
Join planning consultants and
your neighbors at the first public meeting on Wednesday,
June 8, at 6 p.m. at Southeast Community Center (5260 Hickory Hollow Parkway, Suite 202).
If you aren’t available to
attend the kick-off meeting, several meetings are planned for Thursday,
June 9:
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12 p.m.,
Nashville Downtown Library, 615 Church Street – Mayor Megan Barry to attend
- 6 p.m., Old
Hickory Community Center, 1050 Donelson Drive
- 6 p.m., McCabe
Community Center, 101 46th Avenue North
You will also have the
opportunity to share your thoughts through online surveys, social media and
future public meetings. Stay up-to-date by following Plan to Play Nashville on Facebook.
With an increasing population,
shifts in recreation choices and the way people use the parks, the master plan
that was created 14 years ago needs to be updated. Public engagement is crucial
to this process.
Over 35 historic sites, structures, and monuments, including Fort Negley, the Hodge House, Stone Hall, and Sunnyside (our office home!), are located in Metro Nashville's 185 public parks.
The master plan is being
developed by the Parks Department Planning Division and a design team led by
Hawkins Partners, Inc., a landscape architecture, urban design and master
planning firm located in Nashville, in collaboration with the Trust for Public
Land and PROS Consulting.
Park
officials expect the master plan to be finalized by early 2017. Click here to
learn more.
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On May 16, 2016, the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) and the Music Industry Coalition (MIC) released A New Vision for Music Row: Recommendations and Strategies to Create a Music Row Cultural Industry District, a report which recommends Metro Government designate Music Row as the city and state's first Cultural Industry District. According to the report, a cultural industry district would give "property and business owners more collective power and resources for planning and implementing a shared vision for the long-term sustainability of Music Row." The study was undertaken by the NTHP and its consultant, Randall Gross/Development Economics, with the goal of providing "Nashville's decision makers with a robust toolbox of historic preservation-based tools and strategies to build a sustainable future for Music Row." The report complements the Metro Planning Department's Music Row Design Plan, which addresses design-based planning and land-use factors. The Metropolitan Historical Commission, Historic Nashville, Inc., and the Tennessee Preservation Trust provided financial and in-kind support for the project.
2016 Preservation Awards
The Metropolitan Historical Commission celebrated National Preservation Month by presenting Preservation Awards to eleven properties and recognizing six properties with honorable mentions at the 41st Annual Preservation Awards program on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. The event took place in the Nashville Public Library Conference Center; Mayor Megan Barry provided remarks and assisted with the awards presentation. After the awards ceremony, 20|20, Historic Nashville, Inc., the MHC Foundation, and the Historical Commission hosted a reception honoring all participants at The Frost Building, 161 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard.
Visit the Historical
Commission website to see photos of the recognized properties and learn
more about the projects. You can even check out the replay of the program on YouTube courtesy of Metro Nashville Network!
Did your project receive recognition? Photos from the event are available upon request.
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