Neander Montgomery Woods

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Postcard of the Exchange Building in 1911. The decorative top of the building was actually red brick rather than white. Exchange building Memphis.jpg
Postcard of the Exchange Building in 1911. The decorative top of the building was actually red brick rather than white.

Neander Montgomery Woods Jr. (1876 - 1956) was an architect in Memphis, Tennessee and in the northeastern United States including New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut. [1] His most well known building is the Exchange Building in Memphis. His work is noted along with a few other architects on a historical marker in the Central Gardens Historic District. [2] George Mahan Jr. apprenticed with him as did Everett Woods, his younger brother who also became an architect.

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Woods' father was Rev. Neander M. Woods Sr. who was born in Kentucky September 1842. Woods Sr wrote a book about the family's Scottish ancestry, The Woods-Mcafee Memorial. Woods Sr. died April 15, 1910, in Louisville, Kentucky and is buried at Cave Hill Cemetery in the city.

Woods Jr. authored the 80 page Art house printing co. publication The most house for the least money (1921). [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "This place in history: The top ten most unique houses in Memphis".
  2. "Central Gardens Historic District Historical Marker".
  3. Woods, Neander Montgomery (30 October 2018). "The most hourse for the least money". Art color printing co.
  4. Griffin, John (October 11, 2002). "Sexy Beast". Memphis Flyer. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  5. "Historic Memphis Buildings ...and notable Businesses". historic-memphis.com.

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