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[3] Name on the Register Image Date listed Date removed Location City or town Description 1: Bivvins House: December 6, 1979 (#79002413) March 10, 2009: Off U.S. Route 41: Shelbyville
part of the Memphis MPS 160: St. Thomas Catholic Church and Convent: St. Thomas Catholic Church and Convent: March 15, 2005 : 588 E. Trigg Ave. Memphis: part of the Religious Resources of Memphis, Shelby County, TN MPS 161
In 1996, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in recognition of its significance in Shelbyville's industrial history. The Bedford County Arts Council restored the building and converted it to its current use as an arts center. [2] [3] As the Fly Arts Center, it houses a theater, museum, art gallery, classrooms, and a gift ...
The South Main Street Historic District in Memphis, Tennessee, is located south of the city's central business district encompassing over 100 mostly commercial buildings spread across 11 blocks. The area was constructed between 1900 and 1930 in a wide range of early-twentieth-century architectural styles including Beaux Arts , Georgian Revival ...
Central Gardens, composed of approximately 83 blocks, 1,540 structures and 511 acres (2.07 km 2) in Midtown Memphis, has an architectural style that is highly eclectic.It reflects the prevailing tastes among early twentieth century middle class Memphians, and the best in urban residential community planning and architecture of that period.
The town hosts festivals year round to celebrate their history and German culture. In the city center is the "Old Germantown" neighborhood, anchored by a railroad depot (a 1948 reproduction of the 1868 original) and railroad tracks that recall the community's earliest days of development as an outpost along the Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, founded in 1916, is the oldest and largest fine art museum in the state of Tennessee.The Brooks' permanent collection includes works from the Italian Renaissance and Baroque eras to British, French Impressionists, and 20th century artists (including regional artists like Memphian Carroll Cloar). [1]
On the balcony mezzanine is the Beale Street Museum, a collection of Beale Street memorabilia, along with several items and records of the Schwab family. The second floor has is an event venue and houses the hoodoo items and musical goods. The first floor sells quirky merchandise and tourist memorabilia while what used to be the next door shop ...