National Register of Historic Places - Tennessee (TN), Shelby County

Shelby County Tennessee (Vacant / Not In Use) has 17 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance. Significant places include Beale Street Historic District and Beale Street Historic District (Boundary Decrease), Delmar--Lema Historic District, Glenview Historic District and Hayley, Patrick, House.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Shelby County places including B.C. Alsup, Hain & Kirby Jones, VA, Hannaford, Samuel, and Sons, Tietig & Lee, Public Works Administration, A.E. Cameron, John A. Miller, Lynn Welcher and John Reid. Prominent architectural styles found in Shelby Country are Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Classical Revival.

Beale Street Historic District (added 1966 - - #66000731)

Also known as See Also: Beale Street Historic District (Boundary Decrease)

Beale St. from 2nd to 4th Sts. , Memphis

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Performing Arts, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Music Facility, Single Dwelling, Theater

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Business

Beale Street Historic District (Boundary Decrease) (added 1989 - - #89001098)

Also known as Beale Street; See Also: Beale Street Historic District

Beale St. from Main to 2nd , Memphis

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation, Performing Arts

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Music Facility, Theater

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Delmar--Lema Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000242)

Also known as SY.05078;SY.05080-SY.05085;SY.05087;SY05089;SY.05091;SY.0500

1044-1066 Delmar Ave;1044-1060, 1041-1061 Lemar Pl. , Memphis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Glenview Historic District (added 1999 - - #99001244)

Bounded by Souther RR, Lamar Ave., S. Parkway E., and Frisco RR , Memphis

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Social History, Black, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Street Furniture/Object

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Hayley, Patrick, House (added 1980 - - #79002469)

604 Vance Ave. , Memphis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Hotel Claridge (added 1982 - - #82004045)

109 N. Main St. , Memphis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jones & Furbringer, Barnett,Haynes & Barnett

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Lenox School (added 1981 - - #81000579)

519 S. Edgewood Ave. , Memphis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gaisford,John

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Maury Elementary School (added 2007 - - #82004047)

272 N. Bellevue Blvd. , Memphis

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Alsup,B.C.

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Medical Arts Building and Garage (added 1984 - - #84003707)

Also known as Hickman Building and Parking Garage

248 Madison Ave. and 11 N. 4th St. , Memphis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Tietig & Lee

Architectural Style:

Other, Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Health Care, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Medical Business/Office, Road-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Melrose School (added 2001 - - #98000367)

Also known as Melrose High School;Melrose Junior High School

843 Dallas St. , Memphis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Public Works Administration

Architectural Style:

Moderne

Area of Significance:

Black, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Pippin Roller Coaster (added 2007 - - #07001166)

Also known as Pippin Scenic Railway, Zippin Pippin

Mid-South Fairgrounds bounded by E. Pkwy., Central & Southern Aves. & Early Maxwell Blvd. , Memphis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Miller, John A., Welcher, Lynn

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Engineering

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Fair

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Pope, Leroy, Elementary School (added 2007 - - #82005387)

Also known as Grant School;Grant/Pope School

190 Chelsea Ave. , Memphis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Alsup,B.C.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Porter, Dr. D. T., Building (added 1977 - - #77001291)

Also known as Continental National Bank Building

10 N. Main St. , Memphis

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Jones,Hain & Kirby

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Southern Railway Industrial Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000361)

Roughly bounded by Beale, Myrtle, and the Souther Railway tracks, Linden, Jessamine and Orleans , Memphis

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Industry, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Warehouse

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Energy Facility

U.S. Marine Hospital Executive Building and Laundry-Kitchen (added 1980 - - #80003872)

360 and 374 W. California Ave. , Memphis

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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

Universal Life Insurance Company (added 2007 - - #07000762)

480 Linden Ave. , Memphis

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McKissack, Moses, III, McKissack, Calvin

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Professional

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

Veterans Administration Hospital Complex, No. 88--Memphis (added 2007 - - #95001371)

Also known as Methodist Hospital;Crump VA Hospital;"Ole 88";Baptist Rehabi

1025 E. H. Crump Blvd. E. , Memphis

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

VA, Hannaford, Samuel, and Sons

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Hospital

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use