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

Status: Preserved Address: 680 and 690 Adams Avenue, Memphis Built: 1843, 1853, 1870-1873 Architectural Style: French-Victorian Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: The approximately 20-room Fontaine House at 680 Adams Avenue (upper photo), also known as Woodruff-Fontaine, was built in the early 1870s by Amos Woodruff, designed by Edward Jones and Mathias BaldwinContinue Reading

Status: Preserved Location: North B.B. King Boulevard (Third Street) to the west, Winchester and Alabama Avenues to the north, Exchange Avenue to the south, and Danny Thomas Boulevard and Alabama Avenue to the east, in Memphis Built: 1936 Architectural Style: Colonial Revival Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: In 1935, Memphis became theContinue Reading

Status: Preserved Address: 23-25 South McLean Boulevard, Memphis Built: ca. 1927 Architectural Style: Standard Courtyard form of Craftsman design with Classical elements Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: The Knickerbocker Apartments is a multi-family housing structure in Midtown Memphis; the courtyard is a landscaped public space for the residents. There are four studioContinue Reading

Status: Preserved Address: 1750 Union Avenue, Memphis Built: 1925-1928 Architectural Style: Gothic Revival Original Function/Purpose: Church History: Idlewild Presbyterian Church, together with an adjoining education wing, was designed by George Awsumb. The first worship service took place in the unfinished building on Nov. 1, 1926. The intricate stonework, woodwork and stainedContinue Reading

Status: Preserved Address: 533 Beale Street, Memphis Built: ca. 1830 Architectural Style: Federal Style / Greek Revival Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: As the last standing example of the grand style of architecture prevalent during the Antebellum South, the home was owned by George Hubbard Wyatt until 1845 when it was purchasedContinue Reading

Status: Preserved Address: 659 North Manassas Street, Memphis Built: 1924 Architectural Style: Collegiate Gothic Original Function/Purpose: Education History: Known as the high school of Elvis Presley as well as other notables, Humes High School was the first Memphis school to include a junior and senior high combination. Located in North Memphis,Continue Reading

Status: Endangered Address: 269 (formerly 259) South Center Street, Collierville Built: ca. 1884 Architectural Style: Central Hall Plan Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: The J.W. Houston House was built on what was then the extreme southern edge of the Town of Collierville. At the time, Mr. Houston was operating plantation farming enterprisesContinue Reading

Status: Preserved Address: 109 North Main Street, Memphis Built: 1924 Architectural Style: Commercial with Italian Renaissance details Original Function/Purpose: Hotel History: Located only six blocks from the Peabody Hotel, the Hotel Claridge, designed by Jones and Furbringer, was the tallest hotel in Memphis at the time of its construction. It was forContinue Reading