Houses and mansions in Memphis
This tour visits places the Register records as dwellings, among them single houses, rowhouses and mansions. Many are private homes and the stops are meant to be seen from the sidewalk. More of the Memphis register is houses than any other kind of building, 36 listings of it in all.
The stops that carry a construction date run from 1830 to 1898. 10 stops, 2.4 miles end to end.
Distances are straight lines between the coordinates in the National Park Service Register data, so the walk on the street will be longer. Nobody has walked or checked this as a route, and a listing does not mean a place is open to visitors. Stops last changed Sep 18, 2026.
Map
Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. The solid line joins the stops in walking order and is not a street route. Listings with a restricted address in the Register are never mapped and never become stops. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.
Walking order
- 1John Alexander Austin House290 S. Front St.Building · listed 1984start
- 2Calvary Episcopal Church and Parish House102 N. 2nd St.Building · listed 19820.7 mi from stop 1
- 3Magevney House198 Adams Ave.Building · listed 19730.1 mi from stop 2
- 4James Lee House239 Adams Ave.Building · listed 1978211 ft from stop 3
- 5Fowlkes-Boyle House208 Adams Ave.Building · built 1850 · listed 1974104 ft from stop 4
- 6John S. Toof House246 Adams Ave.Building · built 1875 · listed 1982204 ft from stop 5
- 7Bradford-Maydwell House648 Poplar Ave.Building · listed 19790.5 mi from stop 6
- 8St. Mary's Cathedral, Chapel, and Diocesan House700, 714, and 692 Poplar Ave.Building · built 1898 · listed 19790.1 mi from stop 7
- 9Lowenstein House756 Jefferson Ave.Building · built 1890 · listed 19790.3 mi from stop 8
- 10Hunt-Phelan House533 Beale Ave.Building · built 1830 · listed 19710.6 mi from stop 9
2.4 straight-line miles over 9 legs.
Taking it along
- Download the route as GPXFor a handheld GPS or a phone app
- Open all 10 stops in Google MapsSet the mode to walking once it opens
- Open the first stop in Apple MapsThe Apple Maps web link carries one destination, so this is stop 1 only
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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Tennessee
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