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Metropolitan Historical Commission presents awards to restorations, preservation leaders at annual ceremony
Summary
The commission honored projects across residential, infill, institutional and commercial categories and presented lifetime and achievement awards to preservation leaders including a posthumous recognition for archaeologist Kevin Smith and honors for architect Ron Goble and greenways leader Shane Dennison.
The Metropolitan Historical Commission recognized multiple restoration and rehabilitation projects and individuals during its annual preservation awards ceremony at the Nashville Downtown Library. Presenters announced winners across residential, infill, educational/institutional and commercial categories and gave special achievement honors.
Residential and infill winners included projects such as 827 Kirkwood Avenue (honorable mention), 1402 Linden Avenue (preservation award), 1302 Stratton Avenue (preservation award) and 717 Fatherland Street (infill award). Institutional awards included Traveler's Rest Historic House Museum and the Sunnyside restoration project. Commercial winners included the Mae Hoshary Mills adaptive-reuse project and the Newhof Curve Building rehabilitation.
Individual honors presented included a posthumous achievement award for archaeologist Kevin Smith, recognized for excavations and statewide preservation leadership; an achievement award for architect Ron Goble for decades of rehabilitation work across Nashville; and the Fletchcoke Award honoring Shane Dennison for combining preservation with environmental stewardship and the city's greenway development.
Presenters thanked partner organizations, volunteers, judges and staff. Sandra Shelton, one of the judges, and other panelists described visiting nominated properties and commended owners, contractors and specialists for restoration work and attention to historic detail. Tim Walker, executive director of the Metro Historical Commission, acknowledged staff and partner agencies, and the Nashville Historical Foundation announced a reception at the Customs House following the ceremony.
The ceremony included multiple speakers and community recognizes; award descriptions and project teams were read aloud and recipients were invited to the stage. The transcript does not record formal votes or policy actions tied to these awards; they are ceremonial recognitions and project acknowledgements.
