At this year’s annual luncheon, now in its 10th year, KHP will present Duane Grieve with the Captain William Rule Award* for his considerable contributions to what we know about Knoxville history. Duane is one of Knoxville’s key historic-preservationist architects in Knoxville, leading efforts to restore the 1903 beaux-arts Miller’s Building, the 1929 YMCA building, and Emory Place, where he made his office in the former 1880s Victorian Walla Walla chewing-gum factory. Recently, he led the establishment of Everly Brothers Park in Bearden, close to where the Phil and Don Everly lived and went to school at West High. With the help of Graham Nash, Duane obtained quotes from music stars who cite the Everly Brothers’ influence on their own careers, including Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Brian Wilson, Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton, and others. Duane served as a City Councilman for two terms and also as vice-mayor. He’s a fellow in the American Institute of Architects, a longstanding board member of Legacy Parks Foundation, and for 8 years served as the director of the East Tennessee Community Design Center. He is also a founding board member of KHP.
*The William Rule Award for Lifetime Achievement in Knoxville History honors the legacy of Captain William Rule, a major figure in the city’s history. Captain Rule was a Civil War veteran, a longtime newspaper publisher, a two-time Knoxville mayor, and the author of the city’s first substantial history of the city: The Standard History of Knoxville, published in 1900.
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