Conway Twitty's Hendersonville mansion avoids demolition; home restoration 'the right thing to do'

The home of iconic country music star, Conway Twitty, will not be demolished after all.

In early January, Trinity Broadcasting Network proposed a development plan for the property which included the possible demolition of the Twitty mansion. The broadcasting network purchased the Hendersonville property known as "Twitty City" back in 1994 after the singer's death. The property was then renamed to Trinity Music City.

TBN initially planned to demolish the mansion due to damage caused by the Dec. 9 tornadoes.

"We're at a crossroads right now, and the crossroads was really none of our doing. Really it was a tornado that hit Dec. 9th," said Frank Amedia, president of the real estate division for TBN during a Hendersonville Planning Commission meeting on Jan. 2.

"We have 100 staff people - production editors - that are all displaced. Some are working from home, some are trying to work in a building that's unsafe right now to be honest with you, were trying to get them out of there quickly.

The plans for the mansion have now changed. Read ahead for what the future holds for the Twitty mansion.

Trinity Broadcasting Network announces plans for the future of 'Twitty City'

On Tuesday, TBN presented a new proposal to the Hendersonville Board of Mayor & Alderman. Instead of being demolished, the historic home will now be restored. The new plan was met with much gratitude and praise from city officials.

The original proposal included 96 units to be used for senior living, however that number has now been reduced to 90 to allow for restoration of the mansion.

"We heard the sentiment of the city very well, we prayed about it. We met with some people ... and we just felt that this was the right thing to do," said Amedia.

Among the people TBN spoke to was Twitty's daughter, Joni Jenkins. "It's going to cost us more money but that wasn't the issue," he continued. "The issue is what the heart of the city was."

TBN plans to use the mansion as a multifunctional space and plans to reach out to the community for memorabilia, as most of the family's memorabilia was sold at auction.

Diana Leyva covers trending news and service for The Tennessean. Contact her at Dleyva@gannett.com or follow her on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter at @_leyvadiana

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