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Magevney House (Additional Documentation)
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National Register of Historic Places

Magevney House (Additional Documentation)

On the National Register since 197353 years
Listed 1973Memphis
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About Magevney House (Additional Documentation)

Magevney House (Additional Documentation), at 198 Adams Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 6, 1973. It was among the first 8 of Memphis’s 185 listings. The Register lists it for its education, politics, architecture and religion, at the local level. 13 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

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

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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

198 Adams Ave., Memphis · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Magevney House (Additional Documentation)Start here
  2. 2James Lee HouseBuilding · next door
  3. 3Fowlkes-Boyle House (Additional Documentation)Built 1850 · next door
  4. 4John S. Toof HouseBuilt 1875 · next door
  5. 5Dermon BuildingBuilding · 0.2 mi on
Around it

35 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BCalvary Episcopal Church and Parish HouseBuilding0.1 miDAdams Avenue Historic DistrictDistrict0.1 miBMedical Arts Building and GarageBuilding0.2 miBSterick BuildingBuilt 19280.2 miBSterick North Garage and HotelBuilt 19630.2 miBTennessee Club-Overall Goodbar BuildingBuilding0.2 miBColumbian Mutual TowerBuilt 19240.2 miBOne Hundred North Main Building (Additional Documentation)Built 19650.2 miBHotel ClaridgeBuilding0.2 miBMoore, William R., Dry Goods BuildingBuilding0.3 miBStratton, Leslie M., YMCABuilt 19090.3 miBToof BuildingBuilding0.3 miBScimitar BuildingBuilt 19020.3 miDMadison-Monroe Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBFirst National Bank Operations CenterBuilding0.3 miBMemphis Trust BuildingBuilding0.3 miBMemphis Merchants ExchangeBuilt 19100.3 miBTennessee Trust BuildingBuilding0.3 mi
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BDr. D. T. Porter Building (Additional Documentation)Building0.3 miDCourt Square Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBSt. Mary's Catholic Church (Additional Documentation)Built 18700.3 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchBuilding0.3 miBPeabody HotelBuilt 19250.4 miBBank of Commerce and Trust Company BuildingBuilding0.4 miBLowenstein, B., & Brothers BuildingBuilding0.4 miBShrine BuildingBuilding0.4 miBU.S. Post Office-Front Street StationBuilt 18850.4 miDLauderdale Courts Public Housing ProjectDistrict0.4 miBTri-State Bank (Additional Documentation)Building0.5 miBMemphis Overland CompanyBuilding0.5 miDGayoso-Peabody Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miDGayoso-Peabody Historic District (Boundary Increase, Boundary Decrease)District0.5 miDVictorian Village DistrictDistrict0.5 miStMemphis Queen II Floating VesselStructure0.5 miBPinch-North Main Commercial District (Boundary Increase)Building0.5 mi

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Is Magevney House (Additional Documentation) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 6, 1973 (Register number 73001831).

Is Magevney House (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, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Magevney House (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.