Magnet Mills in downtown Clinton (Image courtesy East Tennessee Preservation Alliance)
A list of eight endangered historic properties that was announced on Friday includes the Oliver Springs Southern Railroad Depot and Magnet Mills, a former hosiery mill in Clinton.
The East Tennessee Endangered 8 is announced each year by the East Tennessee Preservation Alliance.
Here is more information from an ETPA press release: [Read more…]
Local, state, and federal officials join volunteers and nonprofit and business executives for a groundbreaking ceremony at the historic Alexander Inn in November.
Note: This story was updated at 3:37 p.m.
The Alexander Inn, a historic Oak Ridge hotel being converted into an assisted living center, has been removed from an annual list of endangered places in East Tennessee.
The East Tennessee Preservation Alliance announced its 2014 East Tennessee’s Endangered Heritage on Monday in Knoxville. The list includes endangered historic buildings and places in a 16-county region.
The Alexander Inn, also known as the Guest House, had previously been on the list, which includes Magnet Mills in Clinton.
“ETPA was excited to remove the Alexander Inn from the list this year as construction continues in earnest on the new Guest House Alexander Inn Assisted Living Facility,” a press release said. [Read more…]
