PRESERVING PROPERTIES IN PERPETUITY
Benefits
Preservation easements with Historic Nashville Easements are designed to be a smart, long‑term way to protect significant historic properties while supporting viable use. This section outlines how easements can safeguard character-defining features, provide clarity for future owners, and, in some cases, offer meaningful financial and tax advantages for donors.
Permanent Protection
A preservation easement legally safeguards your building’s character-defining façades and details, ensuring they can’t be demolished or inappropriately altered—even as ownership changes.
Tax Advantages
Property owners can receive a Federal income tax deduction equivalent to the value of the easement donation for up to 30% of adjusted gross income for up to five years.
Flexible Use
Easements are tailored so properties can remain active—leased, adapted, or improved—while protecting the features that matter most.
Professional Oversight
Historic Nashville Easements provides ongoing review and monitoring, giving owners confidence that the preservation goals they set today will be honored for generations to come. to five years.