TPT is always accepting nominations for our Ten in Tennessee Endangered List. Our program began in 2001 and, just like the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s “America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places,” the Tennessee Preservation Trust follows suit by accepting nominations for the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in the State of Tennessee.
The criteria for a nomination are the same as the National Trust for Historic Preservation and will be weighed equally.
Significance: The architectural, artistic, and/or historic importance of a site within its cultural, social, or geographical context. The places on the Ten in Tennessee Endangered List need not be famous, but they must be significant within their own cultural context and illustrate important issues in preservation. Some previous listings are of undisputed national significance, while others have been included for their role in a unique cultural tradition, for their rare architectural design, or as the last surviving example of a style, building type, or resource. The same criteria used for the National Register for Historic Places.
Urgency: The need for immediate action to stop or reverse serious threats. Potential Ten in Tennessee listingsmay represent stages of physical deterioration or unfavorable conditions including a natural disaster, intentional destruction, neglect, erosion, exposure to the elements, or improper planning or preservation.
Solutions: The actions that can be taken by the Tennessee Preservation Trust, local organizations, and/or the public to help mitigate the threats facing an endangered place in the short or long term.
Applications for the 2016 Ten in Tenn are due by July 31, 2016. We will announce the list in the fall.
All material must be submitted through this form or to programs@preservtn.org before an application will be considered complete.