|
Obtain
4 CE credits and learn about local historic zoning. Historic Preservation
101 for Nashville Realtors & Developers will be held on Friday, December
2, 8:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for $30. To learn more and register for the
training, visit: https://www.eventzilla.net/web/event/historic-preservation-101-for-tennessee-realtors-and-developers-2138871494
It has
been estimated that restoration’s market share growth will exceed 80 percent of
the entire U.S. construction economy in the near future. As the country
begins to explore sustainability, both in terms of the economy and the
environment, buying and selling existing buildings, rather than developable lots,
will increasingly become any realtor’s main bread-and-butter. Historic
properties are valuable to potential buyers because of their existing infrastructure
and in numerous other ways; such as stable property values; aesthetically
pleasing neighborhoods; and materials, construction and design that cannot
affordably be reproduced today. Learn more about how historic properties
can help increase your income at the “Preservation 101 for TN Realtors” course. Questions? Email
Robin.Zeigler@nashville.gov or
call 615-862-7970.
Join
Friends of Metro Archives on Tuesday, December 6, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the 3rd
Floor Commons Room of the downtown Nashville Public Library for First Tuesday at the Archives, a monthly speaker series
promoting the history of Nashville and other topics of historical
interest. It is free and open to the public. December's program features Dave McArdle's first-person portrayal of Andrew Jackson. On January 3, 2017, Ralcon Wagner will discuss "Images of Rail: Nashville's Streetcars and Interurban Railways."
Visit
the Metro
Archives website for details, and don't forget to check out MetroGovNashville on YouTube!
The Estes Kefauver Federal Building and U.S.
Courthouse, located at 801 Broadway, was officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places on
October 24, 2016. Designed by local firm Marr and Holman and built between 1949
and 1952, the building is significant for its association with the federal
presence in Nashville and as a notable example of a federal design that
transitions from the Simplified Classical style to the Modern mode. The U.S.
General Services Administration submitted the nomination.
**************************************************************************************************
National
Park Service Recognizes Historic Significance of Nashville’s Music Row and
House of David Recording Studio Complex
House
of David honored as Music Row’s oldest operating studio under original
ownership; Newly approved research study will contribute to Music Row planning
efforts
Washington
(November 18, 2016) – The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced today
that the National Park Service (NPS) has approved its definitive research and
documentation of Nashville’s Music Row’s significance and its nomination to
list the House of David Recording Studio Complex in the National Register of
Historic Places. The approval of the study, “Historic Places on Music Row,”
will help individual property owners who are seeking to earn National Register
designation for their Music Row buildings as well as ongoing efforts to
celebrate Music Row’s past and plan for its future given growing development
pressures.
“The
Park Service’s approval of the Music Row research is a powerful validation of
our efforts to see this one-of-a-kind cultural district not only survive but
thrive for generations to come,” said David J. Brown, executive vice president
and chief preservation officer of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
“Older buildings and blocks are key components to creating successful cities
and neighborhoods. Re-using and reinvesting in the historic properties of Music
Row will help create a vital and economically strong area that will sustain key
treasures of our nation’s musical heritage.”
Owners
of buildings identified by the study as historically significant can use this
research to pursue voluntary, honorary listing in the National Register of
Historic Places. Listing a building in the National Register has real economic
implications, as owners become eligible to pursue federal historic tax credits
to help fund historic rehabilitation and preservation easements to reduce
property taxes.
The
Metro Planning Department is also utilizing the National Trust’s research to
develop a new Music Row Code that will guide future development of Music Row
while preserving its historic character.
“The
U.S. Park Service’s recognition of the National Trust's work in the Music Row neighborhood
echoes the sentiments of the Metropolitan Planning Department,” said Doug
Sloan, executive director of the Metro Planning Department. “The study is an
invaluable tool for the preservation of the history of Music Row, and enables
us to identify opportunities for continued growth of the music industry in the
area.”
“Historic
Places on Music Row” begins in 1954 when brothers Owen and Harold Bradley, two
of Nashville’s early music industry leaders, converted a Victorian era home
into a recording studio and traces Music Row’s evolution into the centerpiece
of Nashville’s international reputation as Music City. The study confirms Music
Row’s continued importance as the location for the production of all genres of
music and provides the foundation for present-day efforts to preserve this
unique center of the music industry. The document also includes an inventory of
almost 400 music-related properties on Music Row. The Music Row research was commissioned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and executed by the Trust’s Senior Program Officer, Carolyn Brackett, and Robbie Jones, Senior Historian at New South Associates.
The
study’s rich historical narrative also provides source material to create
resources that tell the story of Music Row’s place as the heart and soul of
Music City, including signage, walking tour apps, and guidebooks. The
documentation has already been used in the development of a new
behind-the-scenes tour program for 10 Music Row recording studios which was
unveiled this summer.
“‘Historic
Places on Music Row’ documents the role that Nashville and especially Music Row
has had in influencing music culture throughout the U.S. for more than 60
years,” said Claudette Stager, assistant director for federal programs and
deputy state historic preservation officer for the Tennessee Historical
Commission. “It is especially important because it shows how many of the
people, events and places associated with Nashville’s music industry that are
not as well-known as the industry's big names—such as the Grand Ole Opry and
Ryman Auditorium—had a major impact in the music industry. The House of David
is an excellent example of this.”
House
of David Recording Studio Complex
National
Trust researchers discovered that the House of David, opened in 1974 in a
former boarding house by acclaimed music industry leader and musician David
Briggs, is the oldest continuously operating recording studio under its original
ownership on Music Row. For more than 40 years, countless hit songs and advertising jingles have been written, produced, arranged, published, and recorded at the House of David. Artists recording in the studio include Ann Margret, Tom Jones, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Bobby Vinton, Bo Diddley, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, B.B. King, Travis Tritt, George Jones, Neil Young, Clint Black, and Tanya Tucker. Hundreds of advertisement jingles were recorded for commercial clients including Chevrolet, Cadillac, Walmart, K-Mart, Burger King, Alka Seltzer, Coors, and Sears. Researchers also learned that Briggs, who played
and toured with Elvis Presley, created a secret staircase leading from the
garage into the studio to enable “the King” to enter and exit in private
(though Presley died before he could record any music there). The House of
David continues to be an active studio, recently recording songs for
established artists like Donna Fargo as well as up-and-coming artists like
country trio Levon. With the NPS’ decision to add the House of David Recording
Studio Complex to the National Register, Briggs becomes the first property
owner to benefit from this body of research.
About
the Music Row National Treasure
Nashville’s
Music Row has had a profound influence on the growth and evolution of American
music, shaping many genres of music and launching the careers of some of the
biggest names in the business over the last 60 years. In January, 2015 the National
Trust named Music Row a National Treasure—a designation made in recognition of
Music Row’s importance to Nashville’s identity as Music City and to America’s
cultural heritage as well as concern for its future in light of recent intense
development pressure and demolition activity.
Planning staff will present the Music Row Detailed Design Plan to the Metro Planning Commission on Thursday, December 8, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. The Planning Commission meets in the auditorium of the Howard Office Building, 700 Second Avenue South. Visit the Planning Department's Music Row Community Meetings page for details.
Join Fort Negley Visitors Center and Park for a
living history event commemorating the 152nd anniversary of the Battle of Nashville, December 9 -
11. Activities will include demonstrations of small arms, artillery, and
signal corps, as well as opportunities to meet General George Thomas,
President Lincoln, USCTs, and Union Soldiers. This annual event takes
place Friday through Sunday, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
While
construction continues at the site of Witness Walls, the Civil Rights-inspired
public artwork by artist Walter Hood, our friends at Metro Arts have launched a
new website, www.witnesswalls.com.
It includes information about the artwork, the artist, educational curriculum,
a blog, and podcast series.
The podcast series, “My
Witness,” is a collaboration with One Voice Nashville
and features intergenerational interviews pairing Metro Nashville high school
students with Nashville Civil Rights activists. The first podcast features Linda Wynn, assistant director for state programs at the Tennessee Historical Commission, history professor at Fisk University, and member of the Metropolitan Historical Commission. During her conversation with Hillsboro senior Westley Dunn, Wynn explains that Nashville was “the most successful Civil Rights movement” due to an intentional leadership and a training program based upon nonviolence. Podcasts 1 through 4 are now available. Look for Podcasts 5 through 8 in January 2017.
On Friday, February 12, 2017 join Tennessee State
University’s College of Liberal Arts and the Metropolitan Historical Commission
for a celebration of the contributions of African Americans to Nashville and
Tennessee history. For over thirty-five years, this award-winning
conference has brought together historians, students, educators, community
leaders, and others interested in African-American history and culture.
This year’s conference will celebrate a variety of interracial dialogue in
Nashville and Tennessee, through history, story, and song.
Speakers will discuss various
ways that interracial dialogue has contributed to our city and state in
Nashville’s past, in the present, and continuing into the future. Speakers include Davidson County Historian Dr. Carole Bucy, as well as noted
professor Dr. Daniel Sharfstein, whose book The Invisible Line focuses
on the ever-changing color line and how individuals and families have crossed
that boundary. Dr. Ansley T. Erickson will present on her Nashville-based
research that informed her new book, Making the Unequal Metropolis: School
Desegregation and its Limits, published this year. Other presenters include
Dr. Deidre Hill Butler focusing on the revitalization of the Bordeaux community
following the 2010 flood, and Dr. Learotha Williams, Jr., examining early
African-American women’s activism in Nashville. Continuing the conference’s
long-standing tradition in celebrating African-American music, Dr. K.T. Ewing
will present on two jazz greats, Alberta Hunter and Lil Hardin Armstrong. Back
by popular demand, TSU’s
Jazz Collegians return to the stage, and Angela Yvonne Stockdale will also
perform. Students from St. John Neumann School in Knoxville will screen their award-winning documentary,
“Exploration of Tennessee’s Journey to Desegregate Schools and Struggles
Encountered Along the Way,” from Tennessee History Day.
Please make plans to join us for this exceptional program
on Friday, February 10, 2017, at the Avon Williams Campus of Tennessee State
University. The Conference will begin at 9:00 am and will conclude at
3:30 pm. Registration is $25, and includes admission to all speakers and
performances, additions to the Profiles of African-Americans in Tennessee series,
and other publications. Lunch and parking are also included. The
full program registration brochure will be available after December 13 at www.nashville.gov/mhc, or by calling
615-862-7970.
|
|
Need a Holiday or Hostess Gift?
The Historical Commission Has It!
Let the Historical Commission help you with your holiday shopping. Items for sale include the book Nashville Architecture: A Guide to the City ($29.95), Phil Ponder's "Sunnyside" ornaments ($6), and copies of historic maps of Nashville (prices vary, call ahead to see what's available).
Purchases made at the Historical Commission or online through the Metropolitan Historical Commission Foundation support the MHC Foundation and its mission to raise funds for, engage in, and support the activities of Metro Historical Commission.
|
| 
