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Lowenstein House
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National Register of Historic Places

Lowenstein House

On the National Register since 197947 years
Listed 1979Memphis
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About Lowenstein House

Lowenstein House, at 756 Jefferson Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 23, 1979. The Register lists it for its commerce, architecture and social history, at the local level. Four more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHouse in Memphis, Tennessee. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Through the years

1890 to today

  1. 1890Built
  2. 1979Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 47 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

756 Jefferson Ave., Memphis · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Lowenstein HouseStart here
  2. 2Lee and Fontaine Houses of the James Lee Memorial (Additional Documentation)Building · next door
  3. 3Forrest Park Historic DistrictPicturesque · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Sun Record Company, Memphis Recording ServiceBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Southern Railway Industrial Historic DistrictDistrict · 0.1 mi on
Around it

6 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DVictorian Village DistrictDistrict0.2 miBCollins Chapel CME Church and SiteBuilt 19130.2 miBSt. Mary's Cathedral, Chapel, and Diocesan HouseBuilt 18980.3 miBBradford-Maydwell HouseBuilding0.3 miBMemphis Overland CompanyBuilding0.4 miBFirst National Bank Operations CenterBuilding0.5 mi

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Questions about Lowenstein House

Is Lowenstein House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 23, 1979 (Register number 79002473).

Is Lowenstein House 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, 0.3 miles away.

Can you visit Lowenstein House?

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.