Several famous people are associated with these Shelby County historic places including Elvis Aaron Presley, Dr.Martin Luther King Jr., William Little Davies and Clarence Saunders.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Shelby County places including Furbringer & Ehrman, George E. Kessler, Smith, J. Frazer, et al., George Kessler, Hubert Thomas McGee, Charles K. Chandler, Johnson, Wallace, et al., Hanker & Cairns Chighizola, W.W. McGinnis and Aetna K. Chandler. Prominent architectural styles found in Shelby Country are Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman and Classical Revival.