Boyce-Gregg House

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

Boyce-Gregg House
The Boyce-Gregg House in 2014
Location317 South Highland Street, Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates35°7′22″N 89°56′45″W
Area2.6 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1920 (1920)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Italian;Mediterranean
NRHP reference No.79002462[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 1979

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 Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "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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