Shrine Building (Memphis, Tennessee)

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Shrine Building
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Location66 Monroe Ave., Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°8′40″N90°3′16″W / 35.14444°N 90.05444°W / 35.14444; -90.05444 Coordinates: 35°8′40″N90°3′16″W / 35.14444°N 90.05444°W / 35.14444; -90.05444
Built1923
Architect Hanker & Cairns; Jones & Furbringer
NRHP reference No. 79002479 [1]

The Shrine Building in downtown Memphis, Tennessee was built in 1923 to serve as the headquarters of the Al Chymia Shrine, a group of Shriners. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It was converted to apartments in 1981 and was converted again in 2005 to house 75 condominium apartments. [2] [3] [4]

It was designed by architects Jones & Furbringer. [5]

It was also a work of architects Hanker & Cairns. [1] Sometimes a building is the work of more than one architect, or a later renovation or extension is done by another firm.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Jane Roberts, Shrine Building is going condo, Memphis Commercial Appeal , May 24, 2005
  3. Turley Begins Shrine Building Conversion, Memphis Daily News, Tuesday, June 21, 2005
  4. Andrew Ashby, Old Union Planters Building Gets Major Facelift, Memphis Daily News, Tuesday, June 20, 2006
  5. Jones & Furbringer's successor firm "brg3s" displays an image of the building in its history webpage.