Tennessee
Historic Sites & Landmarks in Tennessee
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Graceland
Memphis, Tennessee
1939 (built); 1957-77 (Elvis' home)
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Peabody Hotel
Memphis, Tennessee
1925
When the Peabody Hotel was completed in 1925, it was the largest and most elegant hotel in the south. It is a fine example of the opulence, grandeur, and complexity which characterized the era of the grand hotel.
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Lorraine Motel
Memphis, Tennessee
c. 1925; 1968
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed on the second-floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel, which had long been popular with black musicians visiting Memphis. The motel is now part of the National Civil Rights Museum.
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S. S. Eaves House
Decatur, Tennessee
1909
Built in 1909 by its namesake, the S. S. Eaves House is a rare example of Steamboat Gothic influence in Tennessee. It was the first house in Meigs County to have electricity and running water.
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Historic Rugby Village
Rugby, Tennessee
1880
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Acme Farm Supply Building
Nashville, Tennessee
- Gibbs Drive Historic District Knoxville, Tennessee
- Watertown Commercial Historic District Watertown, Tennessee 1903
- Sparkman-Skelley Farm Boston, Tennessee c. 1846
- Henderson Memorial Chapel Rutledge, Tennessee 1890
