Four municipalities obtain Tennessee Main Street Status

Four Tennessee municipalities have been accepted into the Tennessee Main Street Program, joining 50 municipalities across the State. 

Crossville and Newport were officially approved in September 2025 while Springfield and Loudon joined in May 2026. Tennessee Main Street communities are designated through the program and Main Street America, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. 

The Main Street Program provides training, support and grant opportunities to assist in downtown revitalization efforts. The program will focus on adaptive reuse of historic commercial buildings for community events and economic vitality. 

The Tennessee Main Street Program requires communities to illustrate a commitment from local government and other local organizations, have an adequate organizational budget, hire a dedicated program manager, have a strong historic preservation ethic and a collection of historic commercial buildings and a walkable district. 

With the addition of Crossville, Newport, Springfield and Loudon, there will be a total of 50 Tennessee Main Street communities statewide, which includes Athens, Bolivar, Bristol, Brownsville, Centerville, Cleveland, Clifton, Clinton, Collierville, Columbia, Cookeville, Covington, Dayton, Dyersburg, Elizabethton, Etowah, Fayetteville, Franklin, Gallatin, Greeneville, Halls, Jackson, Johnson City, Jonesborough, Kingsport, Lawrenceburg, Lebanon, Lewisburg, Livingston, Madisonville, Maryville, McKenzie, McMinnville, Morristown, Mount Pleasant, Murfreesboro, Paris, Pulaski, Ripley, Rogersville, Savannah, Sevierville, Sweetwater, Tiptonville, Union City and Winchester. 

To learn more, visit the Tennessee Main Street program website.