Status: Preserved Address: 183 Monroe Avenue (now Toyota Plaza on South B.B. King Boulevard, formerly South Third Street), Memphis Built: 1913 Architectural Style: Commercial Original Function/Purpose: Commerce History: Mr. Moore was born in Huntsville, Alabama in 1830. Upon the death of his parents, Moore left school to work as a farmContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 996 Early Maxwell Boulevard, Mid-South Fairgrounds, in Memphis Built: 1964 Architectural Style: Modern Original Function/Purpose: Entertainment History: Opened in 1964, this building has been called “The Entertainment Capitol of the Mid-South” and certainly lived up to that name. Both the Beatles and Elvis performed in this building, whichContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 10 South Main Street, Memphis Built: 1904, 1914 Architectural Style: Neoclassical Original Function/Purpose: Bank History: The southern half of this structure was built by the Bank of Commerce and Trust in 1904; an unusual aspect was early use of steel framing for a fifteen-story building. It was originallyContinue Reading
Status: Renovation is planned. Location: Cobblestone Landing, foot of Monroe Avenue at Riverside Drive, Memphis (future location following renovation) Built: 1955 Architectural Style: Diesel floating vessel, tourism Original Function/Purpose: Transportation History: The Memphis Queen II is a steel-body river vessel with two diesel engines built by the Dubuque Boat and BoilerContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 3050 Central Avenue, Memphis Built: 1922 Architectural Style: Romanesque American Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: One of Memphis’s most unique museums was originally built as a residence for Clarence Saunders, founder of Piggly Wiggly, the first self service grocery store chain. The building’s architect Hubert T. McGee referred toContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Location: South Parkway West and East, East Parkway South and North, and North Parkway, in Memphis Built: ca. 1902-1914 Architectural Style: N/A History: The Memphis Parkway System is about twelve miles long, and varies from 100 to 250 feet wide. It extends to the east from Riverside ParkContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 3568 Townes Avenue, Memphis Built: 1867-1934 Architectural Style: Cemetery Original Function/Purpose: Cemetery History: Memphis National Cemetery was established in 1867. When Memphis fell under Union control early in the Civil War, the city became a convenient location to care for wounded soldiers. Thousands of Northern troops who diedContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 9 North Second Street and 130 Madison Avenue, Memphis Built: 1910 Architectural Style: Second Empire applied to a skyscraper Original Function/Purpose: Commerce History: This 19-story building was the tallest in Memphis for almost 20 years. The building was designed by Neander M. Woods, Jr., co-designer of the GoodwynContinue Reading
Status: Preserved; renovation in progress Location: East side of Wolf River Harbor between Court and Beale Streets, in Memphis Built: 1838, 1859-61, 1866-68, 1880, with later innovations and repairs Architectural Style: Cobblestone Landing Original Function/Purpose: Transportation History: The Memphis Landing is a nationally significant inland-river port associated with the unacknowledged butContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 994 Philadelphia Street, Memphis Built: 1962 Architectural Style: Late International Commercial Original Function/Purpose: Commerce History: Located in the Cooper-Young Historic District, the Memphis Federation of Musicians Local 71 Building shows its age but wears it well. Local 71 has a long and honorable history in the Bluff City,Continue Reading