NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Metro Nashville’s Historic Zoning Commission has ordered the reconstruction of a historic Calvin Avenue property after it was demolished without the required approvals. The nearly 100-year-old house was the former location of the popular record store known as “The Groove.”
Commissioners voted to deny property owner Ross Condit’s after-the-fact permit request and said the structure must be rebuilt to match the original, at Condit’s expense.
Why the demolition violated historic rules
The home, tied to the former The Groove record store site, sat within a historic overlay, which requires a permit and approval from the Historic Zoning Commission before demolition or major exterior changes. Metro officials said the structure was torn down without those steps, triggering neighborhood outrage and a review by the commission.
Metro Councilmember Clay Capp said requiring a rebuild is the most practical remedy now that the building is gone…