The Keystone: September 2018

The Keystone: September 2018

Skyline Reflections Old and New by Charlie Lambert Landmarks Lost and Revived Memphis has about the most arcane, varied city skylines anywhere. Composed of half a dozen true high-rise buildings and a few lower level ones, the architecture is an array of vintage...
MHI awarded grant from Humanities Tennessee!

MHI awarded grant from Humanities Tennessee!

Humanities Tennessee, an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has awarded Memphis Heritage a grant to partially fund a project entitled “The Past, Present, and Future of Memphis as Illustrated by the Photographs of Don Newman” (also...
Central Gardens Historic District

Central Gardens Historic District

Status: Preserved Location: Roughly bounded by Union, Central and York Avenues, and Cleveland and Rembert Streets, in Memphis Built: 1900-1930 Architectural Style: Various: Four Square, Bungalow, Queen Anne, Greek Revival, Colonial Revival Original Function/Purpose:...
Robert M. Carrier House

Robert M. Carrier House

Status: Preserved Address: 642 South Willett Street, Memphis Built: 1923-1926 Architectural Style: Seventeenth Century Jacobean Country Home Original Function/Purpose: Residential Date Listed on the National Register: May 27, 1980 National Register Reference Number...
Capleville Methodist Church

Capleville Methodist Church

Status: Preserved Address: 5041 East Shelby Drive, Capleville (Memphis) Built: 1921-1923; ca. 1960 Architectural Style: Early Twentieth Century Ecclesiastical, Gothic Revival Original Function/Purpose: Church Date Listed on the National Register: April 3, 1979...