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

Crisscross Lodge

1913

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, October 21, 2010

1. Crisscross Lodge Marker

Inscription. The home of Cecil and Laura Davis Elliott was designed in 1913 by architect Bayard Snowden Cairnes of the Memphis firm Hanker and Cairnes. Cairnes, who was trained at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, used a unique hexagonal plan that provided a 360 degree cross-ventilation window arrangement and a central second floor sleeping porch. This efficient plan made Crisscross Lodge a comfortable retreat for Mr. Elliott who commuted by rail to Memphis each working day. The house, out buildings, drives, brick walks and landscaping have remained largely unchanged since the house was built.

Crisscross Lodge has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, April 6, 1989, due to the efforts of Donald N. Anishanslin, M.D. and his family.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical date for this entry is April 6, 1819.

Location. 35° 3.021′ N, 89° 43.638′ W. Marker is near Collierville, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is on West Poplar Avenue (U.S. 72) east of South Houston Levee Road, on the left when traveling east. House is now occupied by Blount Law Firm. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1950 West Poplar Avenue, Germantown TN 38139, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in West Tennessee

and in Greater Memphis.

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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bedford Plantation (approx. 0.8 miles away); McGinnis Park

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(approx. 1.7 miles away); First Marine Division Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Shelby County Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Herman W. Cox, Jr. (approx. 3 miles away); Fort Germantown (approx. 3.4 miles away); Tom Brooks Park (approx. 3.4 miles away); Collierville High School (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Collierville.

Additional commentary.
1. Bayard Snowden Cairns
Bayard Snowden Cairns is my great grandfather's brother, my great grand uncle. His name is misspelled on the sign as well as in the post. We have the great fortune of being descended from centuries of educated ancestors, and therefore spelled the name correctly when coming from Scotland around 1700. Unfortunately, many of the same surname who were not literate were at the mercy of the bureaucrats working at Ellis Island who just wrote down what they heard, which is where Karns, Kearns, Carns, Cairnes, and Carnes all come from.

— Submitted September 1, 2025, by Robert Christopher Cairns of Huntsville,
Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, October 21, 2010

2. Crisscross Lodge Marker
Alabama.

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Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, October 21, 2010

3. Crisscross Lodge

Photographed by Lee Hattabaugh, October 21, 2010

4. Crisscross Lodge

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,518 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 26, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.