What places and properties has Knox Heritage helped preserve?

A: Knox Heritage is dedicated to preserving and protecting historically and architecturally significant places in Knoxville and Knox County. Recent accomplishments include:

• Successfully working with Mayor Haslam and Regal Cinemas to preserve historic buildings on the 500 block of Gay Street while building a new movie theater around them and encouraging more investment downtown.
• Establishing the J. Allen Smith Endangered Properties Fund as a tool to rescue endangered historic properties and get them into the hands of responsible owners.
• Providing expertise to local government leaders and citizens on numerous preservation issues.
• Providing support to the Nine Counties Preservation Alliance so our entire region can benefit from preserving its heritage.
• Bringing attention to our most endangered historic places through the annual “Fragile 15” list and working to find solutions for all of those places.
• Purchasing and restoring blighted properties in historic neighborhoods and linking them with new homeowners.

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