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 / 35.14278°N 90.03528°W / 35.14278; -90.03528
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 edit

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "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.