Lauderdale Courts Public Housing Project - Memphis, TN - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"In 1935, Memphis became the second city in the nation to establish a Federal Housing Authority. After his first venture in the design of affordable housing, the Lauderdale Courts Public Housing Project, J. Frazer Smith rose to prominence as a residential architect for the development of housing for the low and middle-income families of Memphis. Originally built for white residents, the project’s most famous resident was the Presley family, who lived in Apartment 328 from 1949 to 1953. The housing project closed in 2000 but the complex has since been restored, with special attention accorded to the Presley unit to make it look like the family might still live there. In 2018 the City of Memphis designated this overall property as a site on the Memphis Heritage Trail." (visit link)

Street address: Danny Thomas Blvd., Alabama Ave., Exchange Ave., 3rd St., and Winchester Memphis, TN USA County / Borough / Parish: Shelby Year listed: 1996 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Domestic 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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