Ann Roberts Lecture Series on YouTube
Even if you were lucky enough to attend one or more of the three sold out Ann Roberts Series lectures on modernism architecture in Nashville, you may want to check out the recordings on NHF’s YouTube channel to ensure you didn’t miss anything important.
If you missed the events, here’s your chance to learn more about modern architectural design and its importance in the decades following WW2. Each of the speakers is a NHF board member, engaging speaker, and knowledgeable about the topic.
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Development of Modernism in America – by David Paine
Mid Century Modernist Architects Practicing in Nashville – by Kem Hinton
Examples of Nashville Modernism in Photographs – by Sandra Shelton
Why an Ann Roberts lecture series?
Ann Roberts has been an effective advocate for historic preservation projects throughout Nashville for nearly 50 years. Nashville Historical Foundation developed the Ann Roberts lecture series specifically to recognize her 12 years of leadership of the NHF, which she co-founded, with Ann Eden and Tim Walker, though her impact is broader and deeper.
Ann served as the Metro Historical Commission’s executive director for 17 years, chairing the Union Station Oversight Committee, implementing landmark zoning and conservation zoning in historic neighborhoods, and working with other Metro Nashville departments to repurpose their historic buildings.
Under her leadership, Nashville City Cemetery secured the support and funding needed for its renovation. She was on the original planning committee for the African American History and Culture Conference, an annual event co-sponsored by MHC and Tennessee State University.
Ann was instrumental in saving the Ryman Auditorium, Fort Negley, Sunnyside, and the Shelby Street Bridge, now the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge.
She is the 2025 recipient of American Institute of Architects of Tennessee’s Samuel Morgan Lifetime Achievement Award, its highest honor, and received Historic Nashville’s Outstanding Individual Achievement Award in 1991.
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