Humes High School

L.C. Humes High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location:	659 N. Manassas, Memphis, Tennessee
Area:	7.2 acres (2.9 ha)
Built:	1924
Architectural style:	Other, Collegiate Gothic
Governing body:	Local
MPS:	Public Schools of Memphis 1902-1915 MPS
NRHP Reference#:	98000368^[1]
Added to NRHP:	July 12, 2004

L. C. Humes High School, better known as simply Humes High School, was a high school located in Memphis, Tennessee. It was open from the 1930s through 1967 as a high school and is most remembered as Elvis Presley's high school. Elvis graduated from Humes on June 3, 1953. Now Humes Middle School, the building at 659 North Manassas Avenue is listed on the National Register of Historic Places due to its connection to Elvis. The school has numerous alumni from nearby Porter-Leath from its days as an orphanage and current foster care facility.

Notable alumni

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