Lauderdale Courts - Memphis, TN - American Guide Series 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)

Book: Tennessee Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 219. Year Originally Published: 1939

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