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

Tennessee Club

 
 
Tennessee Club NRHP image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 20, 2014
1. Tennessee Club NRHP
Inscription.
Bronze Plaque
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.

Corner stone
Tennessee Club founded in 1875 by General Colton Greene. Club house built in 1890. Building Committee; L.B. McFarland-Pres., G.D. Raine-Secy, J.K. Speed, Jeptha Fowlkes, D.D. Saunders.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.
 
Location. 35° 8.784′ N, 90° 3.066′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in Downtown Memphis. It is on Court Street. The marker is across the street from Court Square Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 130 Court Street, 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: 128 Court Street (a few steps from this marker); Thomas Alva Edison (within shouting distance of this marker); Piggly Wiggly (within shouting distance of this marker); James H. Malone (within shouting distance of this marker); Court Square Saved (within shouting distance of this marker); First Tennessee Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); WMC Radio Station (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Hattie Manely (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.
 
Tennessee Club-Corner Stone image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 20, 2014
2. Tennessee Club-Corner Stone
Tennessee Club-130 Court Street image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Don Morfe, April 20, 2014
3. Tennessee Club-130 Court Street
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 787 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 25, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 14, 2026