Gayoso-Peabody Historic District - Memphis, TN - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"Gayoso-Peabody Historic District consists of certain blocks within the limits of Monroe Avenue and Peabody Place (formerly McCall Place), and Front and South Third Streets. The original Gayoso House and Peabody Hotel, for which the district is named, dated from 1842 and 1868 respectively and were joined by commercial buildings that supported adjoining Cotton Row and the cotton brokerage business. Some noteworthy buildings in this district are the Businessmen’s Club (79-81 Monroe, built 1906), Brodnax Building (39 S. Main, 1923), Farnsworth Building (69 S. Main, 1927), Hotel Gayoso (139-141 S. Main, 1901), Cole Building (79-81 S. Second, 1886), and the Peabody Hotel (149 Union, 1924). Gayoso-Peabody Historic District is one of the National Register-listed districts recognized (and protected) by the City of Memphis as a local historic district or Historic Overlay District." (visit link)

Street address: Roughly along S. Main St. from McCall Pl. to Monroe Ave Memphis, TN USA County / Borough / Parish: Shelby Year listed: 1980 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899 Historic function: Commerce/Trade Current function: Commerce/Trade Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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