Rowland J. Darnell House
The Rowland J. Darnell House in 2017
Rowland J. Darnell House is located in Tennessee
Rowland J. Darnell House
Rowland J. Darnell House is located in the United States
Rowland J. Darnell House
Location1433 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates35°8′10″N 90°0′49″W / 35.13611°N 90.01361°W / 35.13611; -90.01361
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1907 (1907)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.79002466[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 1979

The Rowland J. Darnell House is a historic mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It was built in 1907 for Rowland Jones Darnell, a lumber dealer from the North.[2] By 1917, it had been acquired by the hardware dealer A. R. Orgill, followed by another hardware dealer named Leslie Martin Stratton from 1919 to 1924.[2] It was purchased by The Nineteenth Century Club in 1926.[2]

The house was designed in the Colonial Revival architectural style, with Beaux Arts features. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 26, 1979.[3]

References

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