Boyce-Gregg House

Boyce-Gregg House

The Boyce-Gregg House in 2014
Location 317 South Highland Street, Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°7′22″N 89°56′45″W / 35.12278°N 89.94583°W / 35.12278; -89.94583Coordinates: 35°7′22″N 89°56′45″W / 35.12278°N 89.94583°W / 35.12278; -89.94583
Area 2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
Built 1920 (1920)
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italian;Mediterranean
NRHP Reference # 79002462[1]
Added to NRHP December 19, 1979

The Boyce-Gregg House is a historic house in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S..

History

The house was built for C. R. Boyce, a cotton broker, in 1920.[2] He died in 1930, and the house remained in the Boyce family until 1936.[2]

The house was purchased by Russell C. Gregg, the Memphis manager of the Anderson, Clayton and Company, a cotton brokering firm.[2] One of his daughters married Henry Loeb, the mayor of Memphis.[2] In 1973, the house was purchased by his son-in-law, C. Wrede Petersmeyer.[2]

Architectural significance

The house was designed by Jones & Furbringer.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 19, 1979.[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Boyce-Gregg House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Boyce-Gregg House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
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