Glenview Historic District (Memphis, Tennessee)
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Glenview Historic District is a neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
as a historic district
in 1999. The neighborhood is between South Memphis and Midtown
and bounded by the Illinois Central Railroad
on the west, Lamar Ave on the east, Southern Ave on the north and South Parkway on the south. Glenview has many well-kept houses and is majority African American
. It is also home to Eternal Peace Missionary Baptist Church, The Willet Apartments and Glenview Community Center.
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
as a historic district
Historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries, historic districts receive legal protection from development....
in 1999. The neighborhood is between South Memphis and Midtown
Midtown, Memphis
- Overview :Architecturally, Midtown Memphis, Tennessee is marked with residential vintage housing, specialty stores, and high-rise buildings, often all located on the same avenue...
and bounded by the Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
on the west, Lamar Ave on the east, Southern Ave on the north and South Parkway on the south. Glenview has many well-kept houses and is majority African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
. It is also home to Eternal Peace Missionary Baptist Church, The Willet Apartments and Glenview Community Center.