The historic building named after World War One hero Sergeant Alvin York has been saved.
Yesterday, the York Foundation agreed to a deal offered by the state last week.
York returned from World War I a Medal of Honor winner for action against the German Army. When his state wanted to honor him, he asked that Tennessee provide a high school for his home county, a remote set of hills and valleys along the Kentucky border. By 1926, he had raised money for a building to house the school.
The York Institute has since fallen into disrepair and was condemned earlier this year.
Yesterday, a foundation managed by York’s descendents agreed to a deal with the state that includes a half a million dollar grant to help stabilize the building by January. The foundation will cover additional cost overruns. The state will also give the York Foundation additional land, for free, if needed during the reconstruction.
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