Status: Preserved
Address: 519 South Edgewood Avenue, Memphis
Built: 1909
Architectural Style: Beaux-Arts Classical Revival
Original Function/Purpose: Education
History: Lenox School was designed by John Gaisford, designer of many private residences in Memphis as well as many churches in the region. When the school was built, Lenox was an incorporated town bounded by the area from Madison and Barksdale to Central and the Parkway, surrounded by farmland and working plantations. Its farm produce was shipped from its own rail station. The town of Lenox and its new school were annexed by the City of Memphis in 1909; the building continued to be used as an elementary school until 1973 and for special education needs until 1978. Two years later the school system put the property up for sale and the building has been renovated and converted into condominiums.
City Council District: 5
Super District: 9
County Commission District: 10