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Vance-Pontotoc Historic District
LocationAn irregular pattern along Vance and Pontotoc Aves., Memphis, Tennessee
Area31 acres (13 ha)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Italianate, Queen Anne, Shotgun
NRHP reference No.80003874[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 19, 1980
Removed from NRHPMarch 18, 1987

The Vance-Pontotoc Historic District, in Memphis, Tennessee, was a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It included 69 contributing buildings on 31 acres (13 ha).[1]

It was listed in 1980 for its architectural significance.[1]

It included a number of early shotgun houses, which the Tennessee Encyclopedia has noted were endangered and "disappearing rapidly".[2] The shotgun houses and/or other residences included Late Victorian, Queen Anne, and Italianate styling.[1]

The district borders made an irregular pattern along Vance and Pontotoc Avenues in Memphis.[1]

Twelve of the buildings were destroyed by fire between 1979 and 1982. Only 12 of the 65 listed buildings remain.[citation needed]

The district was delisted from the National Register on March 18, 1987.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ John Linn Hopkins; Marsha R. Oates (March 1, 2018). "Shotgun Houses". Tennessee Historical Society. Retrieved January 4, 2020.


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