Status: Preserved Location: Roughly bounded by I-240, Lamar Avenue, and Heistan Place, in Memphis Built: 1906-1929 Architectural Style: Bungalow / Craftsman Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: After their success in subdividing the Annesdale Park area, brothers John Bayard Snowden and Robert Brinkley Snowden sought to create even more lots for theContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Location: Roughly bounded by Bellevue Boulevard and Cleveland Street, and Lamar and Peabody Avenues, in Memphis Built: ca. 1903-late 1920s Architectural Style: Bungalow / Craftsman, Late Victorian Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: A product of Memphis’s rapid industrial growth during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Annesdale ParkContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 1325 Lamar Avenue, Memphis Built: 1855; ca. 1900 Architectural Style: Italian Villa Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: This estate was built in about 1855 for Dr. Samuel Mansfield, a druggist. Robert C. Brinkley, originator of the Peabody Hotel, bought it in 1868 or 1869 as a wedding gift forContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 919 Coward Place, Memphis Built: ca. 1852 Architectural Style: Italianate Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: The Anderson-Coward House was built by Nathaniel Anderson, a cotton broker and banker in ca. 1852. After he retired in about 1856, he sold the property to H.M. Grosvenor, who, in order to finance hisContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 8504 Macon Road, Cordova (Memphis) Built: 1913 Architectural Style: American Foursquare / Colonial Revival Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: This home belonged to Walter Granville Allen, a prominent planter, banker, businessman and political leader in Shelby County and the Cordova area. Succumbing to fire in 1913, the original homeContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: The 100 blocks of Adams and Washington Avenues, Memphis Built: 1852-1925 Architectural Style: Neo-Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival Original Function/Purpose: Residential This district was placed on the National Register on Nov. 25, 1980 History: Adams Avenue Historic District contains fine examples of Gothic and Neo-Classical RevivalContinue Reading
Art in the Hall is here! Friday, April 20, 2018 from 7-10pm Memphis Heritage is proud to partner with the members of the Brooks Museum League to present Art in the Hall, a cocktail and hors d’oeuvres event to benefit the Mid-South Scholastic Art Competition and art education programs at the Memphis BrooksContinue Reading
A renovator’s happy hour & tour series presented by Memphis Heritage Join us for Memphis Heritage’s brand new series of behind-the-scenes tours of historic buildings throughout Memphis, both pre- and post- revitalization. Hear directly from the owners, developers, contractors, architects, engineers, designers and craftsmen involved in bringing these one-of-a-kind structuresContinue Reading
Get your shopping done with Memphis Heritage Looking for that perfect gift for your preservationist friends? Remember our great gift options such as Memphis Heritage’s 2018 Calendar celebrating Memphis: Then & Now, and other MHI merchandise when thinking about corporate or personal holiday gifts. By giving these gifts, not only are you supportingContinue Reading
Looking for that missing piece for your historic home? From pedestal sinks to window weights, and old growth lumber to antique hardware, you can find it at Heritage Building Supply, Memphis Heritage’s new architectural salvage store! Heritage Building Supply Our warehouse is open by appointment. Call 901-272-2727 for more information.Continue Reading