Speedway Terrace Historic District

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 380 contributing buildings on 110 acres (45 ha).[1]

Speedway Terrace Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by N. Watkins, Snowden, N. Bellevue, and Forrest Ave., Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates35°09′23″N 90°01′04″W
Area110 acres (45 ha)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, shotgun
MPSResidential Resources of Memphis MPS
NRHP reference No.99000280[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 19, 1999

It includes a concentration of modified shotgun houses as well as other house types, decorated with elements of Colonial Revival and other architectural styles.

The district is roughly bounded by N. Watkins, Snowden, N. Bellevue, and Forrest Ave. in Memphis.

It includes a group of similar bungalow houses developed from around 1922 on by William Cullen Chandler at 1189 to 1285 Forest Avenue.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. John Linn Hopkins; Marsha R. Gates (June 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Speedway Terrace Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved January 4, 2020. With accompanying 24 photos
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