Memphis: Historical Place
Places and attractions in the Historical place category
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- Museum
- History museum
- Church
- Park
- Specialty museum
- Concerts and shows
- Historical place
- Sport
- Sport venue
- Shopping
- Art museum
- Theater
- Shopping centre
- Neighbourhood
- Bridge
- Sacred and religious sites
- Architecture
- Gothic Revival architecture
National Civil Rights Museum
History of the racial equality movement The National Civil Rights Museum is a complex of museums and historic buildings in Memphis, Tennessee; its exhibits trace the history of the civil rights movement in the United States from the 17th century to the present.
Sun Studio
Legendary studio that hosted rock icons Sun Studio is a recording studio opened by rock-and-roll pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 3, 1950. It was originally called Memphis Recording Service, sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business.
Beale Street Baptist Church
Beale Street Baptist Church, also known as, First Baptist Church or Beale Avenue Baptist Church, is a historic church on Beale Street, built by a congregation of freed slaves in Memphis, Tennessee.
The Cotton Museum
The Cotton Museum, located in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. is an historical and cultural museum that opened in March 2006 on the former trading floor of the Memphis Cotton Exchange at 65 Union Avenue in downtown Memphis.
Burkle Estate
The Burkle Estate is a historic home at 826 North Second Street in Memphis, Tennessee. It is also known as the Slavehaven. Although disputed by some historians, the Burkle Estate is claimed by some to have been part of the Underground Railroad- a secret network of way stations to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states.
Magevney House
The Magevney House is a historic residence on 198 Adams Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It is located in the Victorian Village of Memphis and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of the oldest residences remaining in Memphis.
Mason Temple
Mason Temple, located in Memphis, Tennessee, is a Christian international sanctuary and central headquarters of the Church of God in Christ, the largest African American Pentecostal group in the world.
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