Shelby County, Tennessee
Historic Sites & Landmarks in Shelby County, Tennessee
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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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Graceland
Memphis, Tennessee
1939 (built); 1957-77 (Elvis' home)
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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.
- Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
- Third Additon to Jackson Terrace Historic District Memphis, Tennessee 1948
- Mt. Airy Cordova, Tennessee
- Nicholas Gotten House Bartlett, Tennessee 1871
- Martin Memorial Temple CME Church Memphis, Tennessee 1927
- Sun Studio Memphis, Tennessee 1950-56
- Dixie Greyhound Bus Lines Complex Memphis, Tennessee 1937
