by sasha Scott | Jan 14, 2026 | Endangered Properties
Built in 1854, the Elam Homestead is the last surviving example of a 19th-century rural log-constructed homestead in Memphis and represents a rare physical link to the city’s early agricultural and social history. Elam Homestead was listed on the National Register of...
by Jeff Yonker | Sep 8, 2025 | Endangered Properties
Built in 1927, this modest home was gifted to Tom Lee, an African American river worker who in 1925, despite being unable to swim, heroically rescued 32 people from the capsized steamboat M.E. Norman. Tom Lee’s legacy endures through the riverfront park bearing his...
by Jeff Yonker | Sep 8, 2025 | Endangered Properties
Built in 1916 and designed by architects Walk C. Jones Sr. and Max Furbringer, this Byzantine-style synagogue features two paired towers crowned by domes, flanking a large arched window and an even larger central dome. It later served as Temple Israel’s home until the...
by Jeff Yonker | Sep 8, 2025 | Endangered Properties
Constructed between 1950 and 1957 in the International Style, this striking gray-limestone building was once home to the largest Orthodox congregation in North America. Listed as a contributing element of the Vollintine Hills Historic District on the National Register...
by Jeff Yonker | Sep 8, 2025 | Endangered Properties
Built between 1891 and 1892 in the Romanesque Revival style, this imposing structure originally housed Second Presbyterian Church until the congregation moved east in 1949. The building was then sold to the African Methodist Episcopal Church and renamed Clayborn...
by Jeff Yonker | Sep 8, 2025 | Endangered Properties
Completed in 1911, this landmark stands as a shining example of Memphis’ civic architecture. Designed by Charles Pfeil and George Shaw in the Neo-Classical style, it formed part of Mayor E.H. Crump’s plan to modernize the downtown civic core, joining the courthouse...
