Status: Preserved Location: Roughly bounded by Madison and Monroe Avenues, and Main and Second Streets, in Memphis Built: ca. 1860-ca. 1935 Architectural Style: Various: simple vernacular, Romanesque, Beaux Arts, Neo-Classical Original Function/Purpose: Commercial History: Madison-Monroe Historic District is centrally located in Memphis’ downtown area, and its buildings exhibit a wideContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 27 South Main Street, Memphis Built: 1924 Architectural Style: 1920s department store architecture, Beaux Arts Original Function/Purpose: Commerce History: Formerly known as Lowenstein’s Department Store, the present structure, designed by Hanker and Cairns, was built in 1924 by the Lowenstein brothers on the site of the old PeabodyContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 1094 Poplar Avenue (formerly 217 North Waldran Boulevard), Memphis Built: 1901 Architectural Style: Queen Anne Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: The house was originally built for Abraham L. Lowenstein, one of four brothers who founded the Lowenstein department store chain in Memphis. The house changed owners in 1923 whenContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 756 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis Built: 1890-1891 Architectural Style: Italianate and Romanesque Revival blend Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: Elias Lowenstein came to Memphis in 1869 to join his brothers in the dry-goods business. The brothers had earlier opened what would become one of the city’s leading department stores. EliasContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 619 North Seventh Street, Memphis Built: 1889 Architectural Style: Victorian Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: Located in the oldest subdivision in Memphis, the Greenlaw Subdivision, the George Collins Love House was built by George C. Love as a country retreat and summer cottage on the road to Raleigh. LoveContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 519 South Edgewood Avenue, Memphis Built: 1909 Architectural Style: Beaux-Arts Classical Revival Original Function/Purpose: Education History: Lenox School was designed by John Gaisford, designer of many private residences in Memphis as well as many churches in the region. When the school was built, Lenox was an incorporated townContinue Reading
Status: Demolished in 1997; delisted June 10, 2022 Location: Bounded by Walker and Provine Avenues, and Porter and Neptune Streets, in Memphis Built: 1941 and 1943 Architectural Style: Multi-family Colonial Revival and Minimal Traditional Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: This South Memphis public housing project near LeMoyne-Owen College opened the firstContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Location: Roughly bounded by Walker and Saxon Avenues and by Neptune and Dr. Hollis F. Price Streets, in Memphis Built: 1914-1963 Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Modernist Original Function/Purpose: Education History: In 1862 during the Civil War the American Missionary Association established an elementary school just south of MemphisContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 563 Stephens Place, Memphis Built: 1911 Architectural Style: Bungalow influence Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: Lee was known on the streets of early twentieth century Memphis as “Lieutenant Lee,” both for his army service as a lieutenant in World War I and as the lieutenant for the powerful African-AmericanContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 239 Adams Avenue, Memphis Built: 1869-70 Architectural Style: Italianate Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: The James Lee House (sometimes called the First James Lee House and not to be confused with the (second) Lee House of 690 Adams) was designed for James Lee, Jr. by architect Joseph Willis, whoContinue Reading