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
A Little Late, But Vital by Charlie Lambert The First Comprehensive Plan The previous article on the history of Memphis from its founding in 1819 in our last issue set the stage for the need of a comprehensive city plan to assure that all possible and necessary elements for theContinue Reading
Historic Properties in Memphis and Shelby County Listed on the National Register Of Historic Places Below, you will find a list of all the properties, sites, and districts currently listed on the National Register in Memphis and Shelby County. You will also find a list of places that once had National RegisterContinue Reading
Looking for a historic neighborhood? See below for the neighborhood web sites and external links! Annesdale Park (Facebook) Rozelle Annesdale Neighborhood (Facebook) Central Gardens National Historic District Colonial Acres Neighborhood Association (Facebook) Cooper-Young Community Association Downtown Neighborhood Association Evergreen Historic District Association Glenview Historic District (Facebook) Midtown (Facebook) Tucker-Jefferson (Facebook)Continue Reading
Ashlar Hall Court Hearing CA Jan 2014 TN Brewery Meeting MBJ Jan 2014 TN Brewery Daily News Jan 2014 Ashlar Hall Daily News Jan 2014 Review of Newman “2” Exhibit The CA Jan 2014 Newman “2” Exhibit Daily News Dec 2013 19th Century Club Case The CA Sept 2013 19th Century Case upheld The CA Sept 2013 Moratorium Approved Commercial Appeal Sept 2013Continue Reading
Cultural Resources Survey of The Medical District Memphis, TN Census Tracts 37, 38, 39, 40 Conducted by Memphis Heritage, Inc. for the Memphis Landmarks Commission April 2003 Written by Susan M. Mascolino I. Introduction The Medical District consists of several neighborhoods that have been merged into one area. The survey area followedContinue Reading