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Union Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, South
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| Location: | 2117 Union Ave, Memphis, Tennessee |
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| Area: | less than one acre |
| Built: | 1914 |
| Architect: | John Gaisford, Hubert Thomas McGhee |
| Architectural style: | Classical Revival |
| Demolished: | 2011 |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 87000399[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | March 6, 1987 |
Union Avenue United Methodist Church was a historic church building in Memphis, Tennessee, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under the name Union Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The building was located on a street corner at 2117 Union Avenue.
The building was no longer in use as a church when it was sold in February 2011 to CVS Pharmacy. The company paid $2.25 million for the church property and also paid $650,000 to buy an adjoining property from a different owner.[2] [3] Demolition of the structure began in March 2011[4]
Members of the family that sold the land for church use in 1912 attempted to block the sale to CVS on the basis of a restrictive covenant in the deed that required the property to be used as a "place of divine worship."[5]
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