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Dr. D. T. Porter Building (Additional Documentation)
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National Register of Historic Places

Dr. D. T. Porter Building (Additional Documentation)

Listed as “Porter, Dr. D. T., Building (Additional Documentation)” · Also known as Continental National Bank Building

On the National Register since 197749 years
Listed 1977Memphis
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About Dr. D. T. Porter Building (Additional Documentation)

Dr. D. T. Porter Building (Additional Documentation), at 10 N. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 18, 1977. It was among the first 11 of Memphis’s 185 listings. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the local level. 23 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Tennessee, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

10 N. Main St., Memphis · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Dr. D. T. Porter Building (Additional Documentation)Start here
  2. 2Memphis Merchants ExchangeBuilt 1910 · next door
  3. 3Memphis Trust BuildingBuilding · next door
  4. 4Madison-Monroe Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  5. 5Lowenstein, B., & Brothers BuildingBuilding · next door
Around it

38 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BBank of Commerce and Trust Company BuildingBuilding0.1 miBShrine BuildingBuilding0.1 miBSterick BuildingBuilt 19280.1 miBTennessee Trust BuildingBuilding0.1 miBU.S. Post Office-Front Street StationBuilt 18850.1 miDCourt Square Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miBTennessee Club-Overall Goodbar BuildingBuilding0.1 miBColumbian Mutual TowerBuilt 19240.1 miDGayoso-Peabody Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBPeabody HotelBuilt 19250.2 miDGayoso-Peabody Historic District (Boundary Increase, Boundary Decrease)District0.2 miBMoore, William R., Dry Goods BuildingBuilding0.2 miBToof BuildingBuilding0.2 miBScimitar BuildingBuilt 19020.2 miBSterick North Garage and HotelBuilt 19630.2 miBDermon BuildingBuilding0.2 miBCalvary Episcopal Church and Parish HouseBuilding0.2 miBOne Hundred North Main Building (Additional Documentation)Built 19650.2 mi
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BHotel ClaridgeBuilding0.2 miDCotton Row Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBStratton, Leslie M., YMCABuilt 19090.3 miBMedical Arts Building and GarageBuilding0.3 miStMemphis Queen II Floating VesselStructure0.3 miBJames Lee HouseBuilding0.3 miBJohn S. Toof HouseBuilt 18750.3 miBFowlkes-Boyle House (Additional Documentation)Built 18500.3 miBMagevney House (Additional Documentation)Building0.3 miDAdams Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 mi★Beale Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBOrpheum TheatreBuilt 19280.4 miSMemphis LandingSite0.4 miBFirst National Bank Operations CenterBuilding0.4 miBJohn Alexander Austin HouseBuilding0.5 miBFirst Baptist Church (Additional Documentation)Built 18690.5 miBTri-State Bank (Additional Documentation)Building0.5 miBEllis, William C., and Sons Ironworks and Machine ShopBuilding0.5 miBSt. Mary's Catholic Church (Additional Documentation)Built 18700.5 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchBuilding0.5 mi

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Is Dr. D. T. Porter Building (Additional Documentation) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 18, 1977 (Register number 77001291).

Is Dr. D. T. Porter Building (Additional Documentation) a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Tennessee has 29 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Beale Street Historic District, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Dr. D. T. Porter Building (Additional Documentation)?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.