Vance-Pontotoc Historic District | |
Formerly listed on the
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | An irregular pattern along Vance and Pontotoc Aves., Memphis, Tennessee |
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Area | 31 acres (13 ha) |
Architectural style | Late Victorian, Italianate, Queen Anne, Shotgun |
NRHP reference No. | 80003874 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 19, 1980 |
Removed from NRHP | March 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]