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It's been a "packed house" at Sunnyside this summer as we've hosted several interns at the Historical Commission. In July's History Gram, we introduced interns Joe Henry, Serena Smithfield, and Ryan Jarles. Now, please meet Ava DiNella and Jenna Stout!
A 2013 graduate of Hume-Fogg, Ava DiNella is a rising senior at Centre College in Danville, KY, where she is pursuing a double major in Anthropology/Sociology and History as well as a minor in Spanish. Ava has been working primarily with the MHZC staff, updating the Waverly-Belmont survey and scanning survey slides. Ava splits her time between the Historical Commission and work in the Youth Development program of the Nashville International Center for Empowerment. After graduation, she hopes to take a year off to work abroad before starting graduate school.
Intern Ava DiNella
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Jenna Stout is a doctoral student in the Public History
program at Middle Tennessee State University. After graduating from Elon
University with a BA in history and geography, Jenna attended Western Carolina
University where she earned a MA in American history with a concentration in
Cherokee history and a graduate certificate in Cherokee Studies. Jenna also
holds a Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) from the University of
North Carolina at Greensboro. During her internship with the MHC, Jenna has
been updating our Old House Series with a new booklet on “Post-War Housing”
featuring tips for identifying, understanding, and rehabilitating minimal
traditional, ranch, and split-level residential architecture. She will share
some of this work at the MHZC meeting on August 17. Jenna has also worked on
the Inglewood Place survey during her internship. Jenna is hard at work on her
dissertation, which focuses on the southern sanitorium movement and the
interpretation and adaptive reuse of tubercular architecture, and plans to have
her PhD in hand in May 2017. Learn more about Jenna's fascinating research by visiting her digital Doctoral Portfolio!
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Intern Jenna Stout
We have a bit of old news and new news to report! On April 5, 2016, the Metropolitan Council confirmed Mayor Megan Barry's appointment of J. Cyril Stewart, AIA, to the Metropolitan Historic Zoning Commission (MHZC) for a term expiring June 1, 2017. Cyril will fill the unexpired term of Brian Tibbs, who was appointed to the Metropolitan Planning Commission for a term expiring March 31,
2020. Brian Tibbs is continuing his service on the MHZC as the Planning Commission's representative, taking the place previously held by Hunter Gee.
Cyril Stewart is the principal of Cyril Stewart, LLC, a multi-faceted consulting firm. Prior to this work, he was the Director of Facility Planning at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Cyril is on the board of directors of the Nashville Civic Design Center, Rebuilding Together Nashville, and is the chairman of the congregation at Woodmont Christian Church. Cyril has also served terms as board president of the Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County and in chapter and national leadership positions with the American Institute of Architects. He holds degrees in English and Architecture from the University of Tennessee.
On August 2, 2016, the Metropolitan Council confirmed Mayor Barry's appointment of Elizabeth Mayhall to the MHZC for a term expiring June 1, 2021. Elizabeth
Mayhall is a Vice President and Senior Trust Advisor for Regions Bank Private
Wealth Management. Elizabeth is a graduate
of Lambuth College, The Southern Trust School and the American Bankers National
Graduate Trust School at Northwestern. She is current member of the Nashville
Estate Planning Council, serves on the Executive Committee of The DISTRICT,
Inc., on the board of the Central Business Improvement District (CBID), and the
Nashville Downtown Partnership. She also served as judge for the 2011 Preservation Awards program. Elizabeth is replacing Richard Fletcher as the Community Representative to the MHZC.
Many, many thanks to Hunter Gee and Richard Fletcher for their years of service to the MHZC. Welcome aboard, Cyril and Elizabeth!
Metro Parks and Recreation is working on a comprehensive yearlong master planning process – “Plan To Play” –
with a series of community meetings and survey opportunities. They want to hear from you! Share your thoughts on all of Metro Parks and Recreation's sites and programming, including greenways and historic resources, through online surveys, social media and
public meetings. Stay up-to-date by following Plan to Play Nashville on Facebook.
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. We encourage you to participate in the master plan process and we kindly ask you to speak up for these historic places!
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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The public hearing regarding the proposed Music Row Detailed Design Plan that was originally scheduled to take place during the Planning Commission meeting on Thursday, August 11th will be deferred to a later date (TBD). In the meantime, we encourage you to visit the Planning Department's Music Row pages and complete two surveys regarding Special Policy Areas (five Special Policy Areas with guidance on height, front and rear setbacks for the building on the site, building facade, and stepbacks) and the proposed Music Row Code/Design Review Committee implementation tool.
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Fun Flashback>>>
Back in October 2007, MHC staff members took to the sky for a unique view of the city and the Home for Aged Masons. Nine years later, the state-owned Masonic buildings remain boarded up, but we are happy to report that State of Tennessee's plan to demolish them has been delayed. Thanks to a meeting called by Rep. Brenda Gilmore with members and staff of the General Services Administration and the State Architect's Office as well as Rep. Sherry Jones, Rep. Bill Beck, Council Member Nancy VanReece, MHC Executive Director Tim Walker, Historic Nashville, Inc. board member Robbie Jones, and engineer Clint Camp, state officials have agreed to delay the demolition plans in order to allow the team time to complete additional studies and explore other options for the site. The group will meet again in six weeks
to continue the conversation.
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