VECA is now a Historic District

VECA is now a Historic District

#Landmarks4VECA Update From VECA's newsletter update, sent July 21, 2021 @ 3:00 PM via [email protected]: "Yesterday, Tuesday, July 20 Memphis City Council voted yes for VECA to become a Local Landmarks District (Historic (H) Overlay District). Memphis City...
Fox-Greenberg named chief executive of Memphis Heritage

Fox-Greenberg named chief executive of Memphis Heritage

Leah Fox-Greenberg will become the next chief executive officer for Memphis Heritage, the organization that advocates for preservation, the board of directors announced Tuesday, March 9. Fox-Greenberg has been an active board member for Memphis Heritage while working...
2009 Statement Overton Square

2009 Statement Overton Square

The following is Memphis Heritage's official statement opposing demolition of Overton Square.  It was made by Executive Director June West during the informal meeting held by Councilman Shea Flinn on December 9, 2009.   The structures at Overton Square represent the...
Reimagining Historic Melrose

Reimagining Historic Melrose

One Vision, Many Voices Memphis Heritage was proud to join the City of Memphis - Division of Housing and Community Development, in partnership with Orange Mound community stakeholders, in hosting a weekend-long open house inside the Historic Melrose High School...
Evergreen Historic District takes action against unauthorized renovation

MHI awarded grant from Humanities Tennessee!

Humanities Tennessee, an independent affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, has awarded Memphis Heritage a grant to partially fund a project entitled “The Past, Present, and Future of Memphis as Illustrated by the Photographs of Don Newman” (also...