The Boone Town Council voted to rename the Jones House lawn after former Mayor Rennie Brantz

During the October 19th, 2021 Boone Town Council meeting, the Boone Town Council voted unanimously to rename the lawn of the Jones House the “Mayor Brantz Park” in honor of Boone’s former mayor, Dr. Rennie Brantz.

Dr. Brantz served on the Boone Town Council for over 10 years, and was elected Mayor of Boone in 2015. Dr. Brantz moved to Boone in 1974 after accepting a position at Appalachian State University in the History department. As a founder and director of the freshman seminar program, as well as the founder and coordinator for the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies, Dr. Brantz has become an integral part of the Boone community as a whole. For more information, please contact the Jones House at (828) 268-6280. While the end of 2022 is nearing, make sure to check out the events happening at the Jones House at Mayor Brantz Park in the new year at www.joneshouse.org/events