Boyce-Gregg House | |
 The Boyce-Gregg House in 2014 | |
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| Location | 317 South Highland Street, Memphis, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 35°7′22″N89°56′45″W / 35.12278°N 89.94583°W Coordinates: 35°7′22″N89°56′45″W / 35.12278°N 89.94583°W |
| Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1920 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italian;Mediterranean |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002462 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 19, 1979 |
The Boyce-Gregg House is a historic house in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S..
The house was built for C. R. Boyce, a cotton broker, in 1920. [2] He died in 1930, and the house remained in the Boyce family until 1936. [2]
The house was purchased by Russell C. Gregg, the Memphis manager of the Anderson, Clayton and Company, a cotton brokering firm. [2] One of his daughters married Henry Loeb, the mayor of Memphis. [2] In 1973, the house was purchased by his son-in-law, C. Wrede Petersmeyer. [2]
The house was designed by Jones & Furbringer. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 19, 1979. [3]
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