2018 marks Central Garden’s twenty-fifth year as a Historic Overlay District under the jurisdictional protections of the Memphis Landmarks Commission. For this two-part installment, we…
Read More 1585 Central Ave: A House, And A City Council, At Odds With History, Part ICategory: Historic Preservation
News and Views on efforts to protect our city’s architectural heritage and unique sense of Place
Getting Central Gardens on the National Register “This Gracious Neighborhood”
As a follow-up to both the Neighborhood Improvement Plan and the establishment of the Memphis Landmarks Commission in 1975, the city embarked on a survey…
Read More Getting Central Gardens on the National Register “This Gracious Neighborhood”Memphis and Central Gardens During The Preservation Era
Twenty-five years ago, in April of 1993, the Central Gardens Neighborhood gained unanimous approval from the Memphis City Council in becoming the city’s ninth Historic…
Read More Memphis and Central Gardens During The Preservation EraWhy Cooper-Young Needs to Landmark – And Now
This Thursday, August 24, residents and community leaders of the Cooper-Young neighborhood will convene to cast their votes for or against an application for inclusion…
Read More Why Cooper-Young Needs to Landmark – And NowLandmarking, Preserving, and Conserving Neighborhoods
This month, in honor of the upcoming Home and Garden Tour September 10, Central Gardens is exploring the dual efforts in the 1980s and 90s…
Read More Landmarking, Preserving, and Conserving Neighborhoods