Status: Preserved Location: Roughly bounded by North Parkway and Jackson Avenue, and Rhodes College campus (Charles Place and West Drive) and Trezevant Street, in Memphis Built: 1921-1941 Architectural Style: Twentieth Century Revival: Georgian Revival, Tudor Revival, and English Country Cottage Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: Hein Park Historic District is unlikeContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 2106 Young Avenue, Memphis Built: 1898 Architectural Style: Frame Queen Anne Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: The Captain Harris House is a rare example of the Queen Anne style executed in frame. It is also significant for its ties to William Faulkner and American literature. The house was builtContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 1560 Central Avenue, Memphis Built: 1904-1906 Architectural Style: Colonial Revival Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: The earliest example in Memphis of a Colonial Revival style residence built on a grand scale, Greenwood is also one of the few surviving examples of such architecture. W. J. Dodd of Louisville, KentuckyContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 1116-1118 Poplar Avenue and 200 Waldran Boulevard, Memphis Built: 1927 Architectural Style: Early Modern with Renaissance influence Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: Originally the site of the George Arnold residence, the Greenstone Apartments were built using materials from the Arnold mansion. Designed by the architect of the Memphis PinkContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 853 South Collierville-Arlington Road, Collierville Built: ca. 1830s, ca. 1850-1880 Architectural Style: Greek Revival Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: Greenlevel was built for one of the founders of Memphis, John Overton, in the 1830s, and updated in the Greek Revival style in the 1850s. It was used as aContinue Reading
Status: Endangered Location: Roughly bounded by Chelsea and A.W. Willis (formerly Auction) Avenues, and Fourth and Seventh Streets, with a small extension westward taking in properties on Second and Third Streets, in Memphis Built: Primarily 1885-1915, but some pre-Civil War Architectural Style: Various Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: Containing thirty blocks,Continue Reading
Status: Preserved Location: Alicia and Patricia Drives, Ashlawn Road and Cove, and adjacent portions of Union, Monroe and Madison Avenues, in Memphis Built: 1941-1952 Architectural Style: Various: Cape Cottage, Minimal Traditional, Colonial Revival Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: This historic district is made up of two subdivisions, Green Meadows and PoplarContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 3764 Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis Built: 1940 Architectural Style: Colonial Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: Originally built by Ruth and Thomas Moore, the property was later owned by Elvis Presley and served as his home in Memphis for the majority of his life and career. The estate is theContinue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 555 Vance Avenue, Memphis Built: 1896, 1905-06, ca. 1948 Architectural Style: Gothic Revival and Modernist Original Function/Purpose: Church History: Grace Episcopal Church was the city’s second Episcopal congregation after Calvary Episcopal. The church was designed by James B. Cook and built in stages to accommodate the construction budget.Continue Reading
Status: Preserved Address: 2969 Court Street, Bartlett Built: 1871 Architectural Style: Central Hall Plan Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: Nicholas Gotten House was built in 1871 by Nicholas for himself and his wife Julia. Gotten immigrated to the United States from Prussia in 1854, and moved to Memphis and then to UnionContinue Reading