Nashville Federal Building Leads 2025 ‘Nashville 9’ Endangered List - Articles

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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Dec 17, 2025

A federal building in the heart of downtown Nashville leads the 2025 edition of the “Nashville Nine” list, the annual roundup of endangered historic properties assembled by the preservation nonprofit Historic Nashville Inc. According to the Tennessean, the Estes Kefauver Federal Building, a former federal courthouse approved this year for divestment, leads the list released Monday which also includes a former Music Row recording studio, two historic elementary schools slated for demolition, the home and studio of artist Alicia Henry, one of the region’s oldest log houses, historic stone walls and posts across the city, and a house believed to be a Trail of Tears witness structure. Historic Nashville President Ellen Dement Hurd said the list serves as the organization’s strongest advocacy tool, helping educate the public and decision-makers about preserving places significant to Nashville’s architectural, cultural and historical identity.