Status: Preserved Location: Properties on Brown, Campbell, Chester, Greenlee, Quintard, and Walker Streets, in Arlington Built: 1880-1920 Architectural Style: Various: Turn-of-the-Century Vernacular, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, Craftsman, and Bungalow Original Function/Purpose: Residential History: Arlington still clearly resembles a small early twentieth century rural community, with its collection of relatively unchangedContinue Reading
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: The 100 blocks of Adams and Washington Avenues, Memphis Built: 1852-1925 Architectural Style: Neo-Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival Original Function/Purpose: Residential This district was placed on the National Register on Nov. 25, 1980 History: Adams Avenue Historic District contains fine examples of Gothic and Neo-Classical RevivalContinue Reading
Cultural Resources Survey of Messick-Buntyn and Orange Mound East Memphis, TN Census Tracts 67, 70, 79, 80 Conducted by Memphis Heritage, Inc. for the Memphis Landmarks Commission July 2003 Written by Susan M. Mascolino I. Introduction Messick-Buntyn is the historic neighborhood situated south of the Southern Railroad tracks and the EastContinue Reading
Cultural Resources Survey of Red Acres Memphis, TN. Census Tract 29 Conducted by Memphis Heritage, Inc. for the Memphis Landmarks Commission October, 2002 Written by David G. Royer I. Introduction Red Acres is a mid- to upper-income neighborhood of approximately 250 homes surrounding the recently renovated Galloway public golf courseContinue Reading
Cultural Resources Survey of The University District Memphis, TN Census Tract 73 Conducted by Memphis Heritage, Inc. for the Memphis Landmarks Commission December 2002 Written by Susan M. Mascolino I. Introduction The University District consists of approximately 360 residential and some commercial buildings to the west of the growing University ofContinue 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
Cultural Resources Survey of The Village Memphis, Tennessee Census Tract 85 June, 2001 I. Description of Survey Area The Village is a small, relatively secluded neighborhood in the heart of Memphisís heavily trafficked Poplar Avenue corridor. Less than half a mile square, it lies in an affluent residential district situatedContinue Reading
Cultural Resources Survey of Plaza Gardens Census Tract 30 Memphis, Tennessee September, 2001 I. Description of Survey Area The Plaza Gardens survey district encompasses four major subdivisions in the Poplar Plaza area: Plaza Gardens, Poplar Boulevard Terrace, North Poplar Park, and Highland Park. Survey boundaries were determined by the boundaries of theseContinue Reading