Child Rock spoke out in opposition to the potential demolition of Hank Williams' antebellum residence.
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Musician Child Rock spoke out in regards to the potential demolition of legendary nation music singer Hank Williams’ antebellum residence Tuesday on “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
Beechwood Corridor, positioned close to Franklin, Tennessee, was constructed within the 1850s and survived the Civil Battle. It was owned by Hank Williams and nation music stars Tim McGraw and Religion Hill.
Fund supervisor Larry Keele purchased the 268-acre property in 2021, however Williamson County residents concern for the house, alleging demolition may very well be within the close to future.
Rock instructed host Tucker Carlson he's “sick of seeing historical past torn to the bottom.”
“Whether or not it's within the type of monuments, statues and now one thing so vital right here in Nashville… the place does it finish?” he requested.
The Heritage Basis of Williamson County, a non-profit preservation group, stated in a press release it's working in a “collaborative and constructive method” with the brand new house owners to “create a complete preservation plan, and convey sources and options to the desk for dialogue.”
Keele additionally launched a press release on behalf of the group denying plans for demolition. “Opposite to misinformation that's being printed, no historic gadgets have been positioned in any burn pile and there's no scheduled demolition.”
He added the house has been vacant for a number of a long time and was in a “deteriorated state” when he and his spouse purchased the property.
Keele famous that architects have come to the house to supply ideas on the way it may very well be higher restored to resemble the unique Beechwood Corridor. He confirmed the “rear Seventies addition” was eliminated as a result of it was “not historic”
Activists at savebeechwood.org, a web site whose mission is to cease any future demolition and save the historic residence, declare the architects are “fastidiously chosen specialists” who need to “create a notion that the property is ‘too far gone’ to be restored.”
Child Rock stated he hopes extra individuals will converse out in opposition to the potential demolition of Beechwood Corridor and advocate for its preservation.
“I feel there’s going to be many, many individuals [who] will get on board. They'll go to savebeechwood.org, and I feel you will note much more nation music stars, musicians, simply nice individuals locally that need to protect this for the following technology to return. Generations past that,” he stated.
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