Lowenstein House

The Lowenstein House is a historic house in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built circa 1890 for Elias Lowenstein, a German-born merchant.[2] During World War I, it was used as a boarding house for women who worked.[2] In the first half of the 1920s, Lowenstein's daughter, Celia Lowenstein Samelson, donated the house to The Nineteenth Century Club.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 23, 1979.[3]

Lowenstein House
Lowenstein House is located in Tennessee
Lowenstein House
Lowenstein House is located in the United States
Lowenstein House
Location756 Jefferson Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates35°8′34″N 90°2′7″W
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1890 (1890)
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Italianate
NRHP reference No.79002473[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 23, 1979
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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Lowenstein House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  3. "Lowenstein House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 16, 2017.


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