Meeting Set to Examine Tennessee Nominations to National Register of Historic Places
Thursday, September 17, 2009 | 04:09am
Public invited to attend Nashville meeting on September 30
NASHVILLE - The State Review Board will meet on Wednesday, September 30, 2009, to examine Tennessee's seven proposed nominations to the National Register of Historic Places.
The meeting will be held at the Clover Bottom Mansion, located at 2941 Lebanon Road in Nashville, beginning at 9 a.m. The Board will vote on seven nominations from across the state. Nominations that meet the criteria will be sent for final approval to the National Register of Historic Places in the U. S. Department of the Interior.
The nominations are:
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Cocke and Greene Counties: Conway Bridge
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Hamilton County: Engel Stadium, First Presbyterian Church and Clarence T. Jones Observatory
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Johnson County: Office of Dr. Wiley Wagner Vaught
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Knox County: The Daylight Building
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Smith County: Cordell Hull Bridge
Other business at the meeting will include the review and reassessment of the Bethlehem Methodist Church and Cemetery in Montgomery County and the Thompson Store in Williamson County due to changes since they were first listed in the National Register. Ann Gray, director of Chattanooga’s non-profit Cornerstones preservation organization, also will be introduced as the newest member of the State Review Board.
The State Review Board is composed of 13 people with backgrounds in American history, architecture, archaeology or related fields. It also includes members representing the public. The National Register program was authorized under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
The public is invited to attend the meeting. For additional information, contact Claudette Stager at (615) 532-1550, extension 105, or at Claudette.Stager@tn.gov. For more information about the National Register of Historic Places or the Tennessee Historical Commission, please visit the Web site at www.tn.gov/environment/hist.
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