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2009 NATIONAL PRESERVATION CONFERENCE COMES TO TENNESSEE
October 13-17, 2009
Nashville, Tennessee
TENNESSEE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
Due June 1, 2009
The National Preservation Conference is the premier preservation conference for professionals, community leaders, and volunteers working to save America's historic places and to revitalize their communities. With approximately 100 educational and field sessions, special lectures, and networking opportunities, it is an excellent source for information, ideas, and inspiration. One hundred (100) Tennessee Diversity Scholarships are available. read more
BEFORE School when grant was awarded, March 2008.
LOWE'S/NATIONAL TRUST RESTORATION GRANT
Partnership Project at Cairo Rosenwald School
PROJECT COMPLETED MAY 2009
The Tennessee Preservation Trust is pleased to partner with the Cairo Rosenwald School in Gallatin, one of seventeen Rosenwald Schools selected to receive a generous restoration grant from Lowe’s and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The Cairo Rosenwald School, located just outside Gallatin in Sumner County, is owned and maintained by the Cairo Improvement Club. Trustees of the Cairo Improvement Club worked with the MTSU Center for Historic Preservation and the Tennessee Preservation Trust to complete the grant application. The funds will be used to stabilize the foundation, repair the roof, update electrical work, and restore the building to its original design. Once complete, it will continue to serve as a community and meeting center and rental facility for events. Work on the project began Tuesday, December 2, 2008. read more
AFTER School after restoration completed, May 2009.
2009 TEN IN TENNESSEE ENDANGERED LIST
List announced at Tennessee State Capitol, May 5, 2009
The 2009 Ten in Tennessee Endangered List, a roster of some of the state's most endangered historic sites, was announced at a press conference on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the Old Supreme Court Chambers at the Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville. Begun in 2001, this successful program highlights ten endangered places across the state to help garner support for saving threatened historic resources. read more
CONFERENCE A GREAT SUCCESS
2009 Statewide Preservation Conference and Main Street Summit
Murfreesboro, April 16-17, 2009
This year's conference was held on the historic Murfreesboro Square with sessions taking place in the Rutherford County Courthouse and in the new Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County. Guided tours of the square, the Rutherford County Courthouse, the Childress House, Cemetery School, Bradley Academy, and Oaklands were available. The Friday Night gala and auction known as the “Rafter Raiser” was held at Oaklands Historic House Museum. read more
MTSU students preping windows for painting, March 2009.
The Tennessee Preservation Trust (TPT) is a membership-based statewide non-profit historic preservation education and advocacy organization. Headquartered in Nashville, TPT represents thousands of the state's heritage supporters through its individual members and organizational affiliates. We strive to be the critical link for the state's diverse heritage community. Our organization helps monitor and promote preservation-friendly legislation at the local, state, and federal levels, and assists citizens across the state with advocacy issues pertaining to specific historic sites—as well as historic districts and zoning issues. TPT has a committed staff, an active board of directors, and many dedicated volunteers throughout Tennessee.
Ongoing annual programs range from the Statewide Preservation Conference—enabling hundreds of Tennesseans to learn about tangible ways to protect their heritage—to the Ten in Tennessee List, a yearly roster highlighting the state’s most endangered historic places. In 2003, TPT debuted a State Preservation Awards program. TPT believes in being accessible to all Tennesseans, and the group tries to hold at least one event in each grand division of the state per year.
Tennessee Preservation Trust
P.O. Box 24373
Nashville, TN 37202
Phone and Fax: (615) 963-1255
The Tennessee Preservation Trust is the statewide partner of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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