Universal Life Insurance Building
Designed by the African-American architectural firm of McKissack and McKissack and constructed in 1949, this building houses the national headquarters of the Universal Life Insurance Company. The...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Site of First Memphis Telephone
On October 18, 1877, at residence of Col. Mike Burke, 673 Shelby, Superintendent of Miss. & Tenn. RR, which was connected only with RR office and home of Col. H.A. Montgomery at Poplar &...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Great Auto Race Centennial
GREAT AUTO RACE 1908 -- CENTENNIAL -- 2008 FROM NEW YORK TO PARIS. RACERS ARRIVED IN CANASTOTA FEB. 14TH STAYING OVERNIGHT. THE U.S. TEAM WON THE RACE. VILLAGE OF CANASTOTA DEDICATED 2/14/08...
- new york
- paris
- canastota
- auto
- race
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Parish founded in 1852 by German Catholics desiring ministry in their native tongue. Cornerstone laid 30 September 1864 at this site while Union soldiers fired a salute. Second oldest Catholic...
- shelby county
- tennessee
The Peabody Legacy
This was the site of the original Peabody Hotel from 1869 until 1923. George Peabody was a businessman who set aside $3.5 million to improve education in the South in 1868. After his death the...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Pettit House, Saskatoon
Pettit House A domestic example of the genius of Saskatoon architect Frank P. Martin, this eclectic house design represents the varied style of grand homes constructed during the 1912 boom. The...
- saskatoon
- frank p. martin
- arthur silver morton
- 1912
- residential ...
- saskatchewan
Shelby County Courthouse
Designed by Architect James Gamble Rogers and dedicated on January 1, 1910, the Shelby County Courthouse is the largest and most ornate in Tennessee. Quarterly Court Chairman James Hill Barrett...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Rufus Thomas, Jr.
Born March 26, 1917, in Cayce, Mississippi, this legendary entertainer known worldwide, began his career in the 1930s with the Rabbit Foot Minstrel Shows. He was the organizer and master...
- shelby county
- tennessee
McCreary-Greer House
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1986 McCreary-Greer House 1901 The McCreary-Greer House and neighboring turn-of-the-century houses on this block are survivors of one of the...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- 1901
Berkeley City Club
THE BERKELEY CITY CLUB, ORGANIZED IN 1927, WAS ONE OF THE AREA'S EARLIEST ATTEMPTS BY WOMEN TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIAL, CIVIC AND CULTURAL PRO- GRESS. THE BUILDING, CONSTRUCTED IN 1929, IS ONE OF THE...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- julia morgan
The Shuman Block
BERKELEY HISTORY THE SHUMAN BLOCK McDougall Bros., Architects, 1906 Horse-drawn wagons once carried goods to The Berkeley Free Market housed here. In 1952 the structure was modernized to...
Howard Automobile Company
CITY OF BERKELEY LANDMARK designated in 1983 Howard Automobile Company Frederick Reimers, Architect, 1930 Renovations and addition for the Buddhist Churches of America, Jodo...
- berkeley
- california
- bay area
- automobile
- seabiscuit
- moderne
- buick
The Montgomery Block
THIS, SAN FRANCISCO’S FIRST FIREPROOF BUILDING ERECTED IN 1853 BY HENRY WAGER HELLECK, WAS THE HEADQUARTERS FOR MANY OUTSTANDING LAWYERS, FINANCIERS, WRITERS, ACTORS AND ARTISTS. JAMES KING OF...
- san francisco
- bay area
- california
- fire
- 1906
- king of william
- fireproof
Graceful Brick Building
CONSTRUCTED IN 1858, THIS GRACEFUL BRICK BUILDING PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE FINANCIAL AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT OF FRONTIER SAN FRANCISCO. FROM HIS OFFICES IN THIS BUILDING, WILLIAM M....
- san francisco
- bay area
- california
- brick
- civil war
- savage
- mining
Ship Brooklyn
SHIP BROOKLYN COMMEMORATING THE LANDING AT THIS POINT OF THE SHIP BROOKLYN, JULY 31, 1846. A 370 TON VESSEL, CARRYING MORMON COLONISTS AND CREW OF NEARLY 300 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF SAMUEL...
- san francisco
- bay area
- california
- mormon
- complete flour mills
- harrows
Dedicated to James T. Preston
DEDICATED TO JAMES T PRESON MARCH 1 1928 BURBANK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
- berkeley
- bay area
- california
University of Tennessee Research Memorial
This Section Of The Cemetery Is Dedicated For The Interment Of Those Persons Who, For The Benefit Of Mankind, Gave Their Remains To The University Of Tennessee Center For The Health Sciences...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Tom Lee Memorial
A very worthy Negro Tom Lee with his boat "Zev" saved thirty-two lives when the steamer U.S. Norman sank about twenty-miles below Memphis May 8, 1925 but he has a finer monument than...
- shelby county
- tennessee
Phillip Island National Surfing Reserve
From instagramSubmitted by @littlebobbyplaqueson
- australia
- surfing
Veterans Plaza
History of Veterans Plaza The Veterans Plaza contains memorials to the Veterans of Memphis and Shelby County who were killed defending our freedom 1926 Statue of WWI "Dough Boy" Soldier lists 236...
- shelby county
- tennessee