Evergreen, Memphis

Evergreen, Memphis

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name = Evergreen Historic District
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location = Roughly bounded by N. Parkway, Kenilworth St., Watkins St., and Court Ave
Memphis, Tennessee
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architecture = Bungalow/Craftsman, Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
added = January 11, 1985
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refnum = 85000080cite web |url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/ |title=National Register Information System |work=National Register of Historic Places |publisher=National Park Service |accessdate=2008-03-08]
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Evergreen Historic District is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Memphis, Tennessee.

Geography

The most understood borders are Poplar Avenue (and just below) to the south, McLean Boulevard to the east, North Parkway to the north, and Watkins Street to the west. Evergreen is located in the area of Memphis known as Midtown. This area of the city includes Overton Park, which is one of the largest urban parks in the nation; it also includes the Memphis Zoo.

Community

Evergreen is unique to Midtown because there is a mix of old and new homes, due to the attempt to split the neighborhood, and Overton Park, in half to make way for an Interstate highway. The neighborhood was able to fight the interstate, and the case eventually went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of the neighborhood. Many of the homes were demolished, but in the early 90s, bids started and builders repatched the holes in Evergreen. [cite news |title=Showdown in the Park |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,904852,00.html |work=Time |date=March 15 1971 |accessdate=2008-03-08] [cite book |last=Wright |first=David J. |title=It Takes a Neighborhood: Strategies to Prevent Urban Decline |year=2001 |publisher=Rockefeller Institute Press |isbn=0914341839 |pages=p. 104] Today, the neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is probably the best value for the Midtown area. Evergreen is sometimes referred to as Stonewall, after the street which has some of the neighborhood's nicest homes.

References

External links

* [http://www.evergreendistrict.org/ Evergreen Historic District Association]
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