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TENNESSEE - Shelby County

South Main Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1999 - Building - #99000756) 384 Mulberry and 129 Talbot, Memphis Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Commerce, Black, Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling South Parkway-Heiskell Farm Historic District (added 1983 - District - #83003066) S. Parkway E. and E. Parkway S., Memphis Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Beaux Arts, Other Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling South Street Shotgun Historic District (added 1991 - District - #91000317) Also known as Green Gables 235--37 to 265 South St., Collierville Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Architecture, Social History Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Southwestern at Memphis Historic District (added 1978 - District - #78002635) 2000 N. Parkway, Memphis Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Et al., Hibbs,Henry C. Architectural Style: Late Gothic Revival, Other Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Owner: Private Historic Function: Education Historic Sub-function: College Current Function: Education Current Sub-function: College Speedway Terrace Historic District (added 1999 - District - #99000280) Roughly bounded by N. Watkins, Snowden, N. Bellevue, and Forrest Ave., Memphis Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Chandler, William C., et al. Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling St. Mary's Cathedral, Chapel, and Diocesan House (added 1979 - Building - #79002480) 700, 714, and 692 Poplar Ave., Memphis Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Et al., Wood,W. Halsey Architectural Style: Late Gothic Revival, Gothic Area of Significance: Architecture, Religion, Art, Education, Politics/Government Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Religion Historic Sub-function: Church Related Residence, Religious Structure Current Function: Religion Current Sub-function: Church Related Residence, Religious Structure St. Mary's Catholic Church (added 1974 - Building - #74001929) 155 Market St., Memphis Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Cook,James B. Architectural Style: Late Gothic Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Religion, Politics/Government Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure Current Function: Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure St. Paul Avenue Historic District (added 1998 - District - #98001533) 751-53 to 775-77 St. Paul Ave., and 558 Boyd St., Memphis Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling St. Thomas Catholic Church and Convent (added 2005 - Building - #05000185) Also known as Fellowship Church of God in Christ 588 E. Trigg Ave., Memphis Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Regan & Weller Architectural Style: Romanesque, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure Current Function: Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure Steele Hall (added 1979 - Building - #79002481) LeMoyne-Owen College campus, Memphis Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Education Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Education Historic Sub-function: School Current Function: Education Current Sub-function: School Stephens-Cochran House (added 1985 - Building - #80003871) 784 Poplar Ave., Memphis Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Italianate Historic Person: Cochran,M.E. Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling Sterick Building (added 1978 - Building - #78002636) 8 N. 3rd St., Memphis Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Hedrick,Wyatt C. Architectural Style: Late Gothic Revival, Other Historic Person: Sterling,R.E. Significant Year: 1928 Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade Historic Sub-function: Business Current Function: Commerce/Trade Current Sub-function: Business Stonewall Place Historic District (added 1982 - District - #82004055) Also known as Stonewall Place Stonewall St. between Poplar Ave. and North Pkwy., Memphis Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman, Other Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Strathmore Place Historic District (added 1998 - District - #98001532) Strathmore Circle East, North, and South, and 280 and 292 East Parkway, Memphis Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Stratton, Leslie M., YMCA (added 1983 - Building - #83003067) Also known as Central YMCA Building 245 Madison Ave., Memphis Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Gaisford,John Architectural Style: Beaux Arts Area of Significance: Social History, Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1950-1974 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic, Education, Recreation And Culture, Social Historic Sub-function: Civic, Hotel, Sport Facility Current Function: Recreation And Culture Sun Record Company, Memphis Recording Service *** (added 2003 - Building - #03001031) Also known as Sun Records; Sun Studio 706 Union Avenue, Memphis Historic Significance: Person, Event Historic Person: Phillips, Sam Significant Year: 1950, 1954, 1956 Area of Significance: Social History, Performing Arts Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade Historic Sub-function: Professional Current Function: Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Museum, Music Facility Tennessee Brewery (added 1980 - Building - #80004482) 477 Tennessee St., Memphis Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Unknown Architectural Style: Romanesque Area of Significance: Architecture, Industry Period of Significance: 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Agriculture/Subsistence Historic Sub-function: Processing Current Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction Current Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility Tennessee Club-Overall Goodbar Building (added 1982 - Building - #82004056) 128--130 Court Ave., Memphis Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Terrell,Edward Architectural Style: Exotic Revival, Other, Romanesque Area of Significance: Architecture, Social History Period of Significance: 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Social Historic Sub-function: Business, Civic Current Function: Commerce/Trade Current Sub-function: Business Tennessee Trust Building (added 1982 - Building - #82001732) Also known as Eighty One Madison Building 81 Madison Ave., Memphis Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Pfeil,Charles O., Shaw,George M. Architectural Style: Skyscraper Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade Historic Sub-function: Financial Institution Current Function: Commerce/Trade Current Sub-function: Financial Institution Third Additon to Jackson Terrace Historic District (added 2001 - District - #01001260) Henry Ave., Hardin Ave., Atlantic Ave. and Crump Ave., Memphis Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Margolin, Sam, et.al. Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Other Area of Significance: Social History, Architecture Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling Thomas, John W., House (added 1991 - Building - #91000312) 245 W. Poplar Ave., Collierville Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: McGinnis,W. W. Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Other Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling Toof Building (added 1982 - Building - #82004057) 195 Madison Ave., Memphis Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Shaw,G.M. Architectural Style: Chicago Area of Significance: Architecture, Commerce Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Business, Manufacturing Facility Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction Current Sub-function: Business, Manufacturing Facility Toof, John S., House (added 1982 - Building - #82004058) 246 Adams Ave., Memphis Historic Significance: Person, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Baldwin,Mathias Harvey Architectural Style: Italianate Historic Person: Toof,John S. Significant Year: 1875 Area of Significance: Architecture, Economics Period of Significance: 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Tri State Iron Works (added 1997 - Building - #97000339) Also known as Globe Oil and Fertilizer Company;Tennessee Cotton Oil Compa 61 Keel Ave., Memphis Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: unknown Architectural Style: No Style Listed Area of Significance: Architecture, Agriculture, Industry Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction Historic Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility Current Function: Industry/Processing/Extraction Current Sub-function: Manufacturing Facility Tri-State Bank *** (added 1971 - Building - #71000836) Also known as See Also:Beale St. Historic District 386 Beale St., Memphis Historic Significance: Person Historic Person: Handy,W.C. Area of Significance: Performing Arts, Black Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Commerce/Trade Historic Sub-function: Business, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade Current Sub-function: Financial Institution U.S. Marine Hospital Executive Building and Laundry-Kitchen (added 1980 - Building - #80003872) 360 and 374 W. California Ave., Memphis Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Social History Period of Significance: 1875-1899 Owner: Private Historic Function: Health Care Historic Sub-function: Hospital Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use U.S. Post Office-Front Street Station (added 1980 - Building - #80003873) 1 N. Front St., Memphis Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Treasury Dept.Supervising Archt. Architectural Style: Renaissance, Other, Italian Villa Area of Significance: Architecture, Politics/Government Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Federal Historic Function: Government Historic Sub-function: Courthouse, Customhouse, Government Office, Post Office Current Function: Government Current Sub-function: Post Office Union Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, South (added 1987 - Building - #87000399) Also known as Union Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church 2117 Union Ave., Memphis Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: McGhee,Hubert Thomas, Gaisford,John Architectural Style: Classical Revival Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Religion Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure Current Function: Religion Current Sub-function: Religious Structure Vance-Pontotoc Historic District (added 1987 - District - #80003874) An irregular pattern along Vance and Pontotoc Aves., Memphis Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Queen Anne, Italianate, Late Victorian Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1850-1874, 1875-1899, 1900-1924 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Veterans Administration Hospital Complex, No. 88--Memphis (added 1995 - District - #95001371) Also known as Methodist Hospital;Crump VA Hospital;"Ole 88";Baptist Rehabi 1025 E. H. Crump Blvd. E., Memphis Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: VA, Hannaford, Samuel, and Sons Architectural Style: Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Health/Medicine, Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Health Care Historic Sub-function: Hospital Current Function: Vacant/Not In Use Victorian Village District ** (added 1972 - District - #72001253) Adams and Jefferson Sts., Memphis Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Italianate, Greek Revival, Late Victorian Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1875-1899 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Single Dwelling Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture Current Sub-function: Museum Vollintine Evergreen Avalon Historic District (added 1997 - District - #97000476) Roughly bounded by Stonewall, Vollintine, and Evergreen Sts., and Cypress Creek, Memphis Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Architect, builder, or engineer: Delugach,Harry, Delugach,Ben Architectural Style: Bungalow/Craftsman, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Vollintine Evergreen Historic District (added 1996 - District - #96000410) Roughly bounded by Watkins St., Vollintine Ave., Faxon Ave., Jackson Ave., and University St., Memphis Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Multiple Architectural Style: Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private , Local Gov't Historic Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Public Works, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Current Function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Public Works, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store Vollintine Evergreen North Historic District (added 1997 - District - #97000475) Roughly bounded by Mclean Blvd., Vollintine Ave., University St., and Rainbow Cir., Memphis Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Delugach,Harry, Agee,Polk Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival Area of Significance: Architecture, Community Planning And Development Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Wells School (added 1995 - Building - #95000292) 4140 Collierville--Arlington Rd., Eads Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: Rosenwald, Julius, Fund, Smith, Samuel Architectural Style: Other Area of Significance: Architecture, Education, Black Period of Significance: 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Education Historic Sub-function: School Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Single Dwelling Wells--Arrington Historic District (added 1999 - District - #99000463) 563-610 Arrington Ave. and 556-601 Wells Ave., Memphis Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering Architect, builder, or engineer: multiple Architectural Style: Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman Area of Significance: Architecture Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Domestic Historic Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Current Function: Domestic Current Sub-function: Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling Zion Cemetery (added 1990 - Site - #90000301) Also known as Zion Christian Cemetery S. Pky. E. at Pillow St., Memphis Historic Significance: Event Area of Significance: Black Period of Significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924, 1925-1949 Owner: Private Historic Function: Funerary Historic Sub-function: Cemetery Current Function: Funerary Current Sub-function: Cemetery

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