Speedway Terrace Historic District, Memphis

Name: Speedway Terrace Historic District
Address: Memphis, United States

#129 among attractions in Memphis

Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture

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The Speedway Terrace Historic District, in Memphis, Tennessee, is a residential historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It included 492 structures, 330 of which are principal structures that contribute to the significance of the 110-acre district and were built during an approximate 40-year period beginning around 1905. ()

Coordinates: 35°9'19"N, 90°0'59"W

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Midtown (Crosstown)Memphis United States

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Speedway Terrace Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sun Studio, Levitt Shell, St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.

1.6 miSW
Legendary studio that hosted rock icons
Sun Studio, Memphis
42 min walk • 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.
1.4 miSE
Park, Theater, Concerts and shows
Levitt Shell, Memphis
36 min walk • The Overton Park Shell is an open-air amphitheater located in Overton Park, Memphis, Tennessee. Elvis Presley gave his first paid concert there on July 30, 1954. The Overton Park Shell was built in 1936 by the City of Memphis and the Works Progress Administration for $11,935, as part of the New Deal.
1.3 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Architecture
St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Memphis
33 min walk • St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, designed by Memphis architect Bayard Snowden Cairns, located near downtown Memphis, Tennessee, is the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee and the former cathedral of the old statewide Episcopal Diocese of Tennessee.
1.4 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis
37 min walk • Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is an art museum in Memphis, Tennessee. The Brooks Museum, which was founded in 1916, is the oldest and largest art museum in the state of Tennessee.
1.4 miSW
Museum, History museum, Architecture
Woodruff-Fontaine House, Memphis
36 min walk • The Woodruff-Fontaine House is a historic building at 680 Adams Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. It was constructed in 1871 on Adams Avenue, which was once known as "Millionaire's Row" in Memphis. It was designed by the Jones and Baldwin firm of Edward C. Jones and Matthias H. Baldwin.
1.5 miSW
Monuments and statues
Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument, Memphis
39 min walk • The Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument is a bronze sculpture by Charles Henry Niehaus, depicting Confederate States of America Lt.
1.1 miSE
Colonial revival architecture
Paisley Hall, Memphis
28 min walk • Paisley Hall is a historic mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It was built from 1908 to 1910 for Colonel Robert Galloway. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since February 12, 1980.
~1280 ftSE
Skyscraper
Crosstown Concourse, Memphis
7 min walk • Crosstown Concourse is a mixed use development in the heart of the Crosstown neighborhood, so named for the intersecting trolley tracks at Cleveland and Poplar that connected Memphis commuters to the neighborhood in 1927.
0.7 miSE
35°8'55"N • 90°0'26"W
diane's Art, Memphis
18 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
1.1 miNW
Italianate architecture
Porter-Leath House, Memphis
28 min walk • The Porter-Leath House is a historic house in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It has also been known as the Porter Leath Children's Center, which was originally chartered in 1850 as the Protestant Widows' and Orphans' Asylum. It was named after Dr David Tinsley Porter after he made a donation to the asylum in 1904.
1.3 miSW
Queen Anne architecture
James Lee House, Memphis
34 min walk • The James Lee House, also known as the Harsson-Goyer-Lee House, is a historic house at 690 Adams Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, together with the adjacent Woodruff-Fontaine House. The two houses are included in the Victorian Village historic district.