Knox Heritage presents the next installment of the monthly series Preservation Network on Saturday, July 10, at 10:00 a.m. Preservation Network is held at the Time Warp Tea Room, 1209 N. Central, in Historic Old North Knoxville. It is free and open to the public.
Preservation Network’s July session features real estate agent Jennifer Montgomery. Jennifer has long been fascinated with Knoxville’s historic neighborhoods and the residents that have lived there throughout the decades. In her research she has discovered that many of Knoxville’s important and influential business leaders resided in these neighborhoods when they were being formed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The July 10 discussion is entitled “Locally Owned” and will cover the interesting lives of these entrepreneurs and the impact they have had on our city, then and now.
Jennifer Montgomery is a real estate agent with a special understanding of and interest in historic neighborhoods and urban retail districts. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology with emphasis on Historic Archaeology, a B.A. in Urban Studies, and a M.S. in Urban and Regional Planning. She inventoried the architectural works of George Barber and the Baumann brothers in neighborhoods surrounding downtown Knoxville. Her graduate thesis focused on the economic development of retail in central business districts. Jennifer has been a resident of several Knoxville historic neighborhoods and is active in the Downtown North Association. More information on Jennifer can be found at http://citywhippet.com.
Preservation Network is a series of free workshops held once every month on the second Saturday. Many people have dubbed this the “support group for owners of old homes,” and in many ways this is true. In a relaxed round-table setting with coffee, smoothies, and other goodies, the workshops have presented guest speakers who are specialists in windows, flooring, roofing, stained glass, tile, plumbing, electrical, and more. Other guest speakers have included those in real estate sales or appraisals, or city codes and zoning officials discussing historic overlays and building requirements.