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

Melrose School

1914-1979

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 25, 2020

1. Melrose School Marker

Inscription. Melrose School was an educational, cultural and civic center of the Orange Mound African-American community. Completed by the New Deal's Public Works Administration in 1938. This structure added to the original Rosenwald school's capacity to accommodate students in grades one through twelve. The first senior class graduated in 1946. Well-known for academic programs, theater and sports, the school closed in 1979. This building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 2001.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4E 163.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Education. In addition, it is included in the Rosenwald Schools, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 35° 6.589′ N, 89° 58.522′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Orange Mound. It is on Dallas Street 0.1 miles north of Park Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 843 Dallas Street, Memphis TN 38114,

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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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Orange Mound (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mt. Moriah Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mt. Pisgah C.M.E. Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Deaderick Family Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gold Star Families Memorial Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); Zippin Pippin / Libertyland (approx. 0.8 miles away); Maxwelton (Circa 1855-1860) (approx. one mile away); Johnny Cash's First Performance / Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

Another

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 25, 2020

2. Melrose School Marker

marker is no longer nearby. Heiskell Farm (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing).

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 747 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.