HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A late country music icon’s home in Hendersonville could be saved from demolition in a shocking twist of events that unfolded Tuesday evening during the Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) meeting where developers agreed to restore the home instead of knocking it down as they originally planned.
Twitty City — a country music entertainment complex built by Conway Twitty — became a popular tourist destination until the singer-songwriter died in 1993. The following year, the property was purchased by Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) and renamed Trinity Music City .
Decades later, many of the structures on the complex were hit by a tornado on Dec. 9, 2023, causing severe damage.
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“The mansion roof came up and down and was twisted,” said Frank Amedia, speaking on behalf of TBN during a planning commission meeting. “The mansion before that was in bad shape. Now it’s in real bad shape, and it really doesn’t fit in a use for what we can do with a studio or with staffing.”