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

The Memphis Home of W.C. Handy

Photographed by Dee Evans, July 2000

1. The Memphis Home of W.C. Handy Marker

Inscription. Musician • Composer • Publisher. 1873–1958. Father of the Blues. In this house was born Memphis Blues, St. Louis Blues, Beale Street Blues and other great songs. This house was moved here from 659 Janette Street in 1983 and restored by the Blues Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.

Location. 35° 8.366′ N, 90° 2.981′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Downtown Memphis. It can be reached from Beale Street west of South Danny Thomas Boulevard (Tennessee Route 1). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 352 Beale St, Memphis TN 38103, 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: Chop Suey Café / Chinese Merchants on Beale Street (a few steps from this marker); Memphis Heritage Trail/Ida B. Wells (within shouting distance of this marker); The Gillis Brothers (within shouting distance of this marker); Nat D. Williams (within shouting distance of this marker); George Jackson (within shouting distance of this marker); "The Tree of Strange Fruit" (within shouting distance of

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this marker); Ida B. Wells (within shouting distance of this marker); Rufus Thomas, Jr. (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.

The Memphis Home of W.C. Handy image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dee Evans, July 2000

2. The Memphis Home of W.C. Handy

Marker is in Robert Church Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dee Evans, July 2000

3. Marker is in Robert Church Park

Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2007, by Dee Evans of Chicago, Illinois. This page has been viewed 1,924 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 30, 2007, by Dee Evans of Chicago, Illinois. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.