South Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Steele Hall

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 25, 2020

1. Steele Hall Marker

Inscription. Steele Hall was erected in 1914 when LeMoyne Institute, which began in 1862 and opened as LeMoyne Normal and Commercial School in 1871, was moved from Orleans Street to Walker Avenue. Named in honor of Andrew J. Steele, third principal from 1874 to 1908, it has served as an academic center during the institution's development from a secondary school to LeMoyne Junior College in 1924, LeMoyne College in 1930, and LeMoyne-Owen College in 1968.

Erected 1981 by LeMoyne-Owen College and The Shelby County Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Architecture • Education. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 35° 7.161′ N, 90° 2.125′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in South Memphis. It is on Walker Avenue just east of Dr. Hollis F. Price Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 807 Walker Avenue, Memphis TN 38126, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Upper South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edward Shaw (within shouting distance of this marker); Hollis Freeman Price, Sr. (within shouting distance of

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this marker); The 1960 Memphis Sit-In Movement (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Congregational Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Benjamin Albert Imes (about 300 feet away); LeMoyne Owen College (about 500 feet away); LeMoyne-Owen College (about 500 feet away); People's Grocery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 25, 2020

2. Steele Hall Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 25, 2020

3. Steele Hall

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 532 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 28, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.