Every year MHI prints a calendar for its members. The last three years featured A. Schwab on Beale, The Orpheum Theatre, and The Malco Theatres. We are pleased to announce that this year’s 2016 calendar highlights many of the Historic Preservation success stories happening in and around Memphis. The repurposed landmarks mentionedContinue Reading
READ THE RESPONSES TO THIS QUESTION HERE Dear Candidate: Memphis Heritage has been asked to help coordinate the dissemination of the poll results and to get responses from all candidates running for Mayor and City Council. This page will be active until midnight, Wednesday, August 5th. The City of Memphis plan forContinue Reading
The Keystone is a publication of Memphis Heritage, and the voice of the Memphis Preservation Community. The Keystone advocates preservation of historic resources in Memphis and Shelby County and features news and stories about local history, preservation, neighborhoods, community development, architecture and the environment. Our readership includes our members and othersContinue Reading
Memphis Heritage’s Annual membership meeting was held on Tuesday March 25 at 6pm with a full turnout. Members voted on new board members and officers for 2014/2015. Updates are now on the Board and Committee Pages.Continue Reading
Before the second lecture of the Memphis Heritage Preservation series on historic Memphis restaurants, Susan and I grabbed a quick dinner at Local on the Square. I couldn’t have been more pleased with my choice: a tuna salad as satisfying as a hearty sandwich and a view of Overton Square from the restaurant’sContinue Reading
IMPORTANT NEWS……With your help today, we can change the future for historic buildings in Tennessee! Our chance to enact a state incentive to attract private capital investment in job-creating historic rehabilitation projects is now! 35 other states – including all of the states surrounding Tennessee – have already taken thisContinue Reading
Memphis Heritage has had many accomplishments over the years that have served to protect the Historic places in Memphis and Shelby Community. One success story was the adaptive reuse of the Four Flames Restaurant (Patton-Bejach House, Poplar Ave., NR 1987.) Threatened by demolition due to impending foreclosure proceedings against the owners, Memphis HeritageContinue Reading
Ask yourself…….. Should I Join Memphis Heritage? The answer to this question should be an overwhelming “YES!” If you support Memphis’ only non-profit organization that works to preserve historic neighborhoods, buildings and landmarks in all of Memphis and Shelby County— landmarks like the Rowland Darnell Home (aka 19th CC), AshlarContinue Reading
The Heart of the Arts is Midtown Where creativity inspires community and community creates livability. Who are they? Memphis’ Heart of the Arts is comprised of the Cultural and Arts organizations located in Midtown Memphis. Midtown has been Memphis’ major arts district for over 30 years and it continues toContinue Reading
UPDATE: Last one room schoolhouse in Shelby County One year after our last published article on this issue in the Keystone—Memphis Heritage is bringing you an update on the status of the President’s Island One Room Schoolhouse, its restoration and transfer to East High School. After local students from anContinue Reading