Hanker & Cairns

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Hanker & Cairns was an architectural firm of Memphis, Tennessee. It was formed in 1903 as a partnership of William Julius Hanker and Baynard Snowden Cairns. [1]

The firm has a number of works that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [2]

Work

Works include (with attribution to a partner or to the firm):

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References

  1. "One Commerce Square". Archived from the original on 2013-01-17.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Day Smith (November 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Bank of Commerce and Trust Company Building / National Bank of Commerce". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 16, 2017. With seven photos
  4. 1 2 3 "Joseph Newburger House (Memphis Theological Seminary)". 4 April 2018.
  5. "History of Cutrer". cchec. Retrieved 2021-08-10.