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For immediate release April 6, 2006
STATE OF TENNESSEE ANNOUNCES HISTORIC
PRESERVATION
FUND GRANTS
GRANTS TO 25 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT PRESERVATION OF
HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES, DISTRICTS AND STRUCTURES
Nashville, Tenn. – Governor Phil Bredesen and the Tennessee Historical Commission have announced grants to 25 communities for programs and activities that support the preservation of historic and archeological sites, districts and structures.
"This program helps fund the important work of local governments, non-profit groups and others to preserve historic places that are a special part of our state’s heritage," said Governor Phil Bredesen. "These 25 projects represent a total of $504,300 in assistance that we are pleased to be able to provide."
The grants awarded come from federal funds that are allocated to Tennessee through the Department of Interior under the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act. The programs authorized by this Act are administered by the Tennessee Historical Commission on behalf of the Commissioner of Environment and Conservation as the Governor’s designee as State Historic Preservation Officer. The General Assembly supports the grant program through allocation of matching funds.
The types of programs and activities authorized and assisted under the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act include activities such as nominating properties to the National Register of Historic Places, reviewing federal projects to avoid adverse effects to historic properties, administering Historic Preservation investment tax credits, and assisting preservation programs of local governments and helping them achieve certified status. The Historical Commission carries out these programs both directly and through the provision of grant support to third party applicants.
The grant recipients and/or sites of the projects include:
In Bedford County:
- The Shelbyville Historic Zoning Commission - $2,500 to subsidize travel costs for members and/or staff to attend the National Preservation Commission Forum in July 2006.
In Carter County:
- The Elizabethton Historic Zoning Commission - $6,000 to conduct an architectural/historic survey of the City of Elizabethton.
In Davidson County:
- The Temple, Congregation Ohabai Sholom - $25,000 to continue the restoration of The Temple Cemetery, including repair of the western wall of the cemetery.
In Fayette County:
- Town of La Grange - $6,000 to continue the exterior restoration of La Grange Civic Center (La Grange Elementary School).
In Henry County:
- Robert E. Lee School Association - $25,000 to continue restoration of the Robert E. Lee School in Paris, Tenn.
In Knox County (Note: one project to occur in Coffee County)
- The University of Tennessee Department of Anthropology - $20,000 to prepare an archaeological assessment of the Old Stone Fort at Old Stone Fort State Park in Coffee County.
- The University of Tennessee Department of Anthropology - $10,000 to conduct an archaeological study to produce a predictive model for archaeological sites along the French Broad River in Knox County.
In Marion County:
- The Tennessee River Gorge Trust - $24,000 to survey, document and prepare a National Register nomination for “Shake Rag,” a coal mining company town in Marion County.
In McMinn and Polk Counties:
- The Tennessee Overhill Heritage Association - $5,500 to prepare a National Register nomination for the Old Line Railroad in Polk County.
In Putnam County:
- Tennessee Technological University - $15,000 to digitize historic property survey data to include in the historic property survey and inventory database.
In Roane County:
- City of Harriman - $4,500 to prepare an assessment and rehabilitation plan for the Harriman Carnegie Library.
In Rutherford County:
- Middle Tennessee State University Department of Geography - $20,000 to digitize historic property survey locational data and to develop and refine a GIS system for the historic property survey and inventory.
In Shelby County:
- The Memphis Division of Planning and Development - $50,000 to revise design guidelines for four Landmark Districts in Memphis, Tenn.
- The Memphis Division of Planning and Development - $2,500 to subsidize travel costs for members and/or staff to attend the National Preservation Commission Forum in July 2006.
In Sullivan County:
- The Sullivan County Historical Preservation Association - $25,000 to install a new roof on the Old Sheriff’s Home in Blountville, Tenn.
- The Johnson City Historic Zoning Commission - $2,500 to subsidize travel costs for members and/or staff to attend the National Preservation Commission Forum in July 2006.
In Sumner County:
- Clark Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy - $12,500 to carry out restoration and repairs to Trousdale Place in Gallatin, Tenn.
- City of Gallatin - $2,800 to conduct a historic and architectural survey of the City of Gallatin.
In Union County:
- Union County – $12,000 to conduct an architectural/historic re-survey of Union County.
In Williamson County:
- The City of Franklin – $7,500 to produce a public education resource guide and sponsor technical public education sessions by invited experts.
Multi-County Grants:
- The East Tennessee Development District - $36,000 to continue a historic preservation planning function with the East Tennessee Development District.
- The Greater Nashville Regional Council - $25,000 to establish a historic preservation planning function for the Greater Nashville Regional Council.
- The Southeast Tennessee Development District – $45,000 to continue a historic preservation planning function with the Southeast Tennessee Development District.
- The Southwest Tennessee Development District - $45,000 to establish a historic preservation planning function for the Southwest Tennessee Development District.
- The Upper Cumberland Development District – $50,000 to continue a historic preservation planning function with the Upper Cumberland Development District.
For more information about the Tennessee Historical Commission, please visit www.tdec.net/hist/ .
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