Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Memphis

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Lenox School
Photo: Chris6320, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
National Register of Historic Places

Lenox School

On the National Register since 198145 years
Listed 1981Memphis
DirectionsAdd an old photo

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Lenox School

Lenox School, at 519 S. Edgewood Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 30, 1981. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. The listing covers 2.2 acres.

What it isHistoric building in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

Through the years

1909 to today

  1. 1909Built, designed by John Gaisford
  2. 1981Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 45 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 4 landmarks in about 15 minutes

519 S. Edgewood Ave., Memphis · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Lenox SchoolStart here
  2. 2Joseph Newburger HouseBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Strathmore Place Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Green Meadows-Poplar Glen Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.1 mi on
Around it

15 more Register listings within a mile

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

DIdlewild Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBFairview Junior High SchoolBuilding0.5 miBE. H. Crump HouseBuilding0.5 miDOverton Parkway Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miBBarksdale Mounted Police StationBuilding0.7 miBOverton Park Court ApartmentsBuilding0.7 miBMemphis Federation Of Musicians Local 71 BuildingBuilt 19620.8 miDCooper-Young Historic DistrictDistrict0.8 miBThe Knickerbocker ApartmentsBuilding0.8 miBCapt. Harris HouseBuilt 18980.9 miBPeabody Elementary SchoolBuilding0.9 miBNational Trust Life Insurance Company BuildingBuilt 19630.9 miStMid-South ColiseumBuilt 19641 miBIdlewild Presbyterian ChurchBuilding1 miBParkview Hotel ApartmentsBuilding1 mi

Memories of Lenox School

The record says what it is. Neighbors know what it means.

Town Square →
Weigh in
Have you been to Lenox School?

Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.

Start a conversation
Have an old photo of it?Add it · +10

Questions about Lenox School

Is Lenox School on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 30, 1981 (Register number 81000579).

Is Lenox School a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Tennessee has 29 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Sun Record Company, Memphis Recording Service, 2.9 miles away.

Can you visit Lenox School?

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.