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Celebrating 50 years of preservation in Chattanooga!
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ADVOCACY ALERT
Drury Hotels recently released a rendering for a new hotel to be built at 301 Market Street, the site of the former Sportsbarn fitness center. As many of you know, this structure was built in 1886 to serve as a mule and horse stable and is the only such structure remaining downtown. This building, along with two others on Market Street, offers a compelling story about the evolution of transportation in Chattanooga and American cities in general. It is highly unlikely that any other city has three structures in such proximity that tell the story of how transportation changed rapidly from horse and carriage to trolleys to motorized buses.
Preserve Chattanooga has contacted Drury Hotels Inc. and Drury Development Corporation requesting that the historic facades on Market and Broad Streets be preserved and integrated into the final design. We also continue to work with local partners on influencing the project.
Drury Hotels must consider a new design for this site. Our city cannot continue to lose its architectural heritage which is a defining feature of downtown and important to our shared history, economic development, and tourism.
Contact Drury Development: https://www.drurydevelopment.com/contact-us/
We’re celebrating all year long with something for everyone! Check back often to see what is coming up next on our calendar of events.
Coming Up Next:
February 10
Historic Fort Wood “Meet and Greet”
March 1
How to Research Your Old House Workshop
Click here to register
March 3
New Historic Sign Grant Program Announcement
March 22
Downtown Walking Tour
(registration coming soon)

PROGRAM SPOTLIGHTS
THANK YOU GRANT AND SPONSOR PARTNERS
Lyndhurst Foundation
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State of Tennessee
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1772 Foundation
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Chattanooga Tourism
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Lexus of Chattanooga
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Food City
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Tivoli Foundation
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Pinnacle Financial Partners
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First Bank
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Lyndhurst Foundation • State of Tennessee • 1772 Foundation • Chattanooga Tourism • Lexus of Chattanooga • Food City • Tivoli Foundation • Pinnacle Financial Partners • First Bank •
PRESERVATION HAS IMPACT

Listen up.
Preserve Chattanooga has partnered with WUTC’s Scenic Roots on a series of radio sessions regarding historic preservation in Chattanooga. Check out the topics on the right and get engaged with preservation discussions.
A special thank you to Scenic Roots host Ray Bassett for encouraging preservation topics on Scenic Roots!
Celebrating 50 Years and Introducing Bea Lurie
By Design: Students At UTC Reimagine The Jazzy Buildings
What is historic preservation?
Growing the Chattanooga Landmarks program.
The “front lines” of preservation.
Historic preservation education at UTC.
Grassroots preservation in Orchard Knob and Ridgedale.
Meet “Master Architect” R.H. Hunt.
Get in touch.
If you have any questions about Preserve Chattanooga and our work in the community, please contact us.