Scenic Tennessee
protecting our public views
EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT:
THE 2008 SCENIC TENNESSEE PHOTO CONTEST
"Land Worth Preserving"
co-sponsored by the Land Trust for Tennessee
deadline for submissions: October 15, 2008
please check back here later for full submission details
VIEWING HISTORY
East Tennessee
History Center,
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov. 27, 2007-January 31, 2008.
The 2007 Scenic Tennessee Photo Contest
"VIEWING HISTORY:
CELEBRATING THE SCENIC CHARACTER
OF TENNESSEE’S HISTORIC PLACES"
co-sponsored by the Tennessee Preservation Trust
Below are the winners of Scenic Tennessee's 16th annual photo contest, "Viewing History."
This year's contest had three objectives:
--to celebrate Tennessee’s historical richness
--to show how historic sites add depth, interest and meaning to Tennessee’s scenic beauty
--to honor the preservation ethic and its role in safeguarding Tennessee's historical, cultural and scenic heritage
Many thanks to our excellent panel of judges: Susan Whitaker, commissioner of Tennessee's Department of Tourist Development; Patrick McIntyre, executive director of the Tennessee Historical Commission; and Joy McKenzie, chair of the department of photography at Watkins College of Art & Design in Nashville.
Please consider all images copyrighted. If you would like permission to reproduce one or more of the images shown here, please contact Marge Davis, contest coordinator, at (615) 758-8647 or margedavis@comcast.net.
TRAVELING EXHIBIT: SCHEDULED DATES & VENUES
NOTICE TO MUSEUMS, HISTORICAL SOCIETIES, ETC:
This exhibit is available free of charge.
(Exhibitor pays one-way shipping costs only.)
To schedule an exhibit or request more information,
please contact Marge Davis at margedavis@comcast.net.
November 27, 2007 through January 31, 2008
East Tennessee
History Center
601 South Gay Street, Knoxville, TN
(across from the historic Tennessee Theatre)
Opening reception Nov. 27, 2007, 6-8 pm
For more information, call (865) 546-0818
APRIL 8-12, 2008
Cookeville (Location TBA)
Tennessee Preservation Trus Annual Conference
APRIL 14 through May 31, 2008
University of Tennessee at Martin
Museum
Category 1:
Adult Professional
WINNER, adult professional
Falls Mill, Belvidere
By Joe Allen, Nashville (joeallenphotography.com)
Built in 1873 as a cotton and woolen factory, Falls Mill was later converted for use as a cotton gin, then as a woodworking shop. Today the water wheel drives millstones that produce cornmeal, grits and stoneground flour. The mill, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, is the centerpiece of the Falls Mill Historic District. It is open to the public (www.fallsmill.com).
HONORABLE MENTION #1, adult professional
Hale Springs Inn at Christmas
By Randy Ball, Rogersville, Tennessee
Hale Springs Inn, built in the 1820s on the Courthouse Square in Rogersville, was the oldest continuously-operating inn in Tennessee unitl it closed in 1998. The inn, which hosted presidents Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson and James K. Polk, is now being renovated by the Rogersville Heritage Association. The inn is on the National Register of Historic Places.
HONORABLE MENTION #2, adult professional
Hay Barn, Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
By Lucinda Turbeville, Powell, Tennessee*
Photographer's statement: This barn, which is used by the National Park Service to store hay, was included on a "history hike" led by the Smoky Mountain Hiking Club last February as part of our regular Wednesday morning hikes. It was February and there was a dusting of snow.
*Ms. Turbeville notes that she is considered a professional only by the hiking club, having placed first in their photo contests.
HONORABLE MENTION #3, adult professional
Bransford Place, Union City
By Emily Timm Elliston, Union City
Photographer's statement: Entered on the National Register of Historic Places on August 5, 1995, this 1887 Victorian brick house has been the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Nohsey since 1986. Each year they entertain their friends at an old-fashioned Christmas Open House. People come from miles around to enjoy this festive occasion. I always go unless I'm out of town. It just doesn't seem as much like the holiday season without attending this particular party!
Category 2:
Adult Amateur
WINNER, adult amateur
Harlinsdale Farm, Franklin
By Dick Dougall, Franklin
An iconic symbol of the Tennessee Walking Horse industry, this 1935 farm was purchased by the city of Franklin in 2004 to preserve the area's agrarian heritage as well as the scenic northern approach into the city along US 31. The property, which continues to function as a working farm, is slated to open as a public park in September 2007.
HONORABLE MENTION #1, adult amateur
CCC bridge, Cumberland Mountain State Park, near Crossville
By Jenny Orten, Nashville
This 347-foot-long bridge and dam, constructed of local Crab Orchard stone between 1935 and 1938, is the largest masonry structure built by the New Deal-era Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). When it was finished, the federal government deeded the property and surrounding acres to the state to form Cumberland Mountain State Park.
HONORABLE MENTION #2a, adult amateur
"Little house on the Prairie"
(Cabin in Seymour)
By Larry Anderson, St. Louis, MO
We're not sure how old this cabin is; the photographer could only identify it as being near "a small air strip back in the woods" outside the town of Seymour.
If you can provide further information about this site, we'd like to hear it. Please contact Marge Davis.
HONORABLE MENTION #2b, adult amateur
"Cabin Fever"
(Carter Shields Cabin, Cades Cove)
By Larry Anderson, St. Louis, MO
George Washington "Carter" Shields bought this land and cabin from John Sparks in 1910. The cabin dates to the 1830s or '40s.
Contest coordinator's note: The jury was hopelessly deadlocked between this image and the preceding one. Since they are by the same photographer, we decided to feature them both.
HONORABLE MENTION #3, adult amateur
Boiling Spring Academy and Indian mounds, Brentwood
By Dick Dougall, Franklin
From the mid-19th century until the Civil War, Boiling Spring Academy served as a prep school for the privileged sons of Williamson County. Unused for many years, it was donated to the city of Brentwood by the Primm family in 2003. Today, as part of Primm Historic Park, the building has become a living-history lesson for school groups and others.
Category 3:
Student Group B (grades 9-12)
FIRST PLACE, Student Group B
Burwell Building. Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville
By Corey Seaton, Knoxville
11th grade, South Doyle High School
(Lee Ann Jenkins-Freels, teacher)
Built in 1927, Knoxville's grand downtown theatre welcomed such icons as Helen Hayes and Glenn Miller during its heyday; it also screened scores of films and premieres as well as Saturday morning "meetings" of "the Popeye Club." Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 and named the Official State Theatre of Tennessee in 1999, the theatre was extensively renovated in 2003-2005. Today it is considered the jewel of Knoxville's arts and entertainment community.
SECOND PLACE, Student Group B
Methodist Church, Cades Cove
By Seth Shaffer, Collegedale
10th grade, home school
Erected in 1902 to serve the growing number of Methodists in Cades Cove, this church featured a two-door entrance and a physical divider to segregate males and females. Along with the earlier Missionary Baptist and Primitive Baptist churches, this structure has received attention from the Cades Cove Preservation Association.
THIRD PLACE, Student Group B
Blair's Ferry Storehouse, Loudon
By Michael Charles Vineyard, Greenback
11th grade, Greenback School
(Mrs. Kelly Sampely, teacher)
In the first part of the 19th century, the Blair family built a steamboat landing on the Tennessee River, at what is now Loudon. James Blair added this storehouse in 1834, and soon more steamboats were landing at Blair's Ferry. The structure is sometimes called the Pathkiller storehouse, because a Cherokee Indian named Pathkiller soon claimed the property under the terms of the Hiwasee purchase. After a 15-year court battle, the property was returned to James Blair.
In 1977, the storehouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
HONORABLE MENTION, Student Group B (grades 9-12)
Tennessee Theatre, Knoxville
By Alle Harrison, Knoxville
12th grade, Central High School
(Ms. Betty Maloy, teacher)
Another view of the historic theater.
Category 4:
Student Group A (grades 5-8)
WINNER, Student Group A
Grist Mill at Norris Dam State Park, near Clinton
By Caitlin Taylor, Powell
8th grade,
Powell Middle School
(Mr. Tom Jursik, teacher)
This 1798 grist mill, formerly located in the reservoir area behind the TVA's Norris Dam along Lost Creek, was operated by four generations of the Rice family. At various times the mill was rigged to power a sawmill, a cotton gin, a trip hammer, and even the Rice's electrical lights. WHen TVA flooded the area to create Norris Lake in the 1930s, the mill was disassembled and rebuilt in its present location by the CCC.
SECOND PLACE, Student Group A (tie)
Mason Place, Loudon
By Corey Lynn Vineyard, Greenback
8th grade, Greenback School, Greenback
(Mr. Jeffrey Patty,
teacher)
Photographer's statement: This 1865 Greek Revival plantation house, now a bed-and-breakfast, is located at 600 Commerce Street in Loudon. If you look closely at the top railing, you will notice that it is in the shape of the Confederate "Stars-&-Bars" flag. When originally built, it sat on 1,200 acres of land. During the Civil War, both the Northern and Southern armies occupied the home. My great-grandfather used to live here, so it has an historic link to my family.
SECOND PLACE, Student Group A (tie)
"We All Scream for Ice Cream!"
(Bobbie's Dairy Dip, Nashville)
By Rachel Livsey, Nashville
8th grade,
Martin Luther King Magnet School, Nashville
Photographer's statement: Bobbie's is one of the oldest and best ice cream places in Nashville.
THIRD PLACE, Student Group A
Eternal Flame at Red Clay State Historic Park, near Cleveland
By Jessie Bruce, Knoxville
7th grade,
West Valley Middle School, Knoxville
(Ms. Suzanne Wedekind, teacher)
Red Clay State Historic Park commemorates the last council of the Cherokee in Tennessee in 1837 before they were forced westward along what is now known as the Trail of Tears. The historical park today contains only replica structures, as a way to educate present and future generations about this sad chapter in Tennessee's history. However, according to at least one historian, the flame that burns continuously at the park came from the original fire pots that survived the journey.
Special Category:
The Case for Historic Preservation
McClung Warehouse Fire, Knoxville
By Dale E. Smith, adult amateur, Knoxville
Photographer's statement: This image shows the lack of historic preservation. It is of the fire that burned down most of the McClung warehouse buildings on Jackson Avenue in Knoxville. These were shot the morning of February 7, 2007. The city has been trying for years, unsuccessfully, to get the owner of the buildings to renovate and protect them. Obviously, he didn't. He was illegally living in one of the buildings when this fire started.
Cotton Row, Memphis, 1976
By Stoy Bailey, adult amateur, Memphis
Photographer's statement (expanded): Front Street was the center of Memphis' cotton industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with riverboats unloading into the back of the buildings, and cotton factors buying and selling cotton from their offices along the Front Street side. When this picture was taken, it was still a common sight to see "snakes" of cotton in front of the offices, waiting to be graded before a price was established. Today, though the cotton houses are gone, the Cotton Row Historic District helps recall this bustling, bygone era.
Townsend Place, Elkmont Historic District, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
By John D. Tipton, adult amateur, Powell
Originally established in 1908 as a base for logging operations, Elkmont had become a flourishing retreat for well-to-do families by the time the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was created in 1934. Today, the area belongs to the National Park Service; NPS is debating what to do with the five dozen bedraggled buildings and structures that remain, including this one. The district was placed on the National Register in 1994; in 2006 it was named one of the "Most Endangered Places" in America by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Wonderland Hotel (demolished), Elkmont Historic District, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
By Lucinda Turbeville, adult professional*, Powell
Opened in 1912, the rambling Wonderland Hotel was the centerpiece of the Elkmont resort, as many of the sportsmen who stayed there decided to build private cabins of their own. By the time the National Park Service took over ownership in 1992, however, the building was sadly derelict; in 2005 part of it collapsed; and in late 2006, after months of debate over the feasibility and costs of renovation, a contractor began the task of salvage and demolition.
"No Parking"
(Historic Presbyterian Church Cemetery, downtown Knoxville)
By Alle Harrison, student group B (Central High School), Knoxville
Encroachment--the creeping pressure from surrounding commercial and residential development, rising property values and sprawling population centers--is one of the greatest threats to historic integrity. (Even historic cemeteries are not immune!) And even though there might be a certain charm in the juxtaposition of past and present, it's ultimately the future we must think about. That's why there's historic preservation--and groups like the Tennessee Preservation Trust! If you would like to help save properties and vistas like the ones pictured here, please visit www.tennesseepreservationtrust.org.
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