Status: Preserved Address: 386 Beale Street (formerly 390 Beale Street), Memphis Built: Early 1900s Architectural Style: Vernacular business Original Function/Purpose: Bank History: The Tri-State Bank building was constructed in the early 1900s in the Beale Street business district. Robert R. Church Sr.’s notable Solvent Savings Bank and Trust Co. was establishedContinue Reading

Status: Preserved Address: 61 Keel Avenue, Memphis Built: 1883 Architectural Style: Late Nineteenth-Century Commercial block design Original Function/Purpose: Manufacturing History: This building was used commercially from 1883 to 1946, housing five separate companies during this period. The building first began operation as a cotton seed oil press for the Globe OilContinue Reading

Status: Preserved Address: 246 Adams Avenue, Memphis Built: 1875 Architectural Style: Victorian Italianate Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: This house was designed by Mathias Harvey Baldwin and completed in 1876. John Toof was a prominent figure in Memphis who is noted for starting the Chamber of Commerce and later helping to foundContinue Reading

Status: Preserved Address: 195 Madison Avenue, Memphis Built: 1912, 1926, 1929, 1947 Architectural Style: Egyptian Revival / Terra Cotta Original Function/Purpose: Manufacturing History: The Toof Building was built in 1912. The original building was four stories in height and had a full basement. A fifth floor was added in 1926. TheContinue Reading

Status: Preserved Address: 245 West Poplar Avenue, Collierville Built: 1918-1920 Architectural Style: Colonial Revival Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: The John W. Thomas House was built from 1918 to 1920 for John and Lena Thomas, and is a significant element of the historic architectural fabric of the Town of Collierville. Mr. ThomasContinue Reading

Status: Endangered Location: Along Hardin, Henry and Crump Avenues, and Atlantic Street, in an area bounded by Holmes and Hudson Streets, and Lamphier and Jackson Avenues, in Memphis Built: 1948 Architectural Style: One-story frame minimalist Colonial Revival cottages in four basic plans Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: The Third Addition toContinue Reading

Status: Preserved Address: 81 Madison Avenue, Memphis Built: 1906 Architectural Style: Beaux Arts Original Function/Purpose: Bank History: This 15-story building was built in 1906 for the Tennessee Trust Bank to a design by the architectural firm of George M. Shaw and Charles O. Pfeil. It was the first building on Banker’sContinue Reading

Status: Preserved Address: 128-130 Court Avenue, Memphis Built: 1890 Architectural Style: Victorian Romanesque and Moorish Original Function/Purpose: Entertainment History: This property was designed by architect Edward Terrell in an unusual combination of Victorian Romanesque and Moorish styles. It was chartered primarily by former Confederate officers who wanted to restore social gracesContinue Reading

Status: Preserved Address: 495 Tennessee Street (formerly 477 Tennessee Street), Memphis Built: 1890 Architectural Style: Industrial Original Function/Purpose: Manufacturing History: Built in 1890, the Tennessee Brewery was initially organized as the “Memphis Brewing Company.” At one point the largest brewery in the South, the company had around 1,500 workers and producedContinue Reading

Status: Preserved Address: 706 Union Avenue, Memphis Built: 1908 Architectural Style: Local vernacular (brick row building) Original Function/Purpose: Commerce History: The building at 706 Union Avenue originally housed the Magic Throttle Company, an automobile-related business in a neighborhood that historically contained a number of auto-related businesses. In 1949 the interior wasContinue Reading