Shelby County Office Building

Shelby County Office Building is a public building in Shelby, Tennessee which is located on Poplar Avenue. Shelby County Office Building is situated nearby to First Presbyterian Church, as well as near Fire Museum of Memphis.

Type: Public building
Also known as: “Vasco A. Smith, Jr. Shelby County Office Building”
Address: 157 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38103

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Presbyterian Church and Fire Museum of Memphis.

First Presbyterian Church

Church

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In 1832, the city of Memphis, Tennessee deeded the church a site at the corner of Poplar Avenue and Third Street. The present building was built in 1884 and was designed by architect Edward Culliatt Jones and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Fire Museum of Memphis

Museum

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The Fire Museum of Memphis is a fire museum in Memphis, Tennessee. The museum is dedicated to documenting and promoting the local history of firefighting and educating the public in fire safety. Fire Museum of Memphis is situated 680 feet southwest of Shelby County Office Building.

Magevney House

Museum

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The Magevney House is a historic residence on 198 Adams Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. It is located in the Victorian Village of Memphis and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is one of the oldest residences remaining in Memphis. Magevney House is situated 710 feet south of Shelby County Office Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beale Street and Downtown Memphis.

Beale Street

Neighborhood

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Beale Street is a street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, which runs from the Mississippi River to East Street, a distance of approximately 1.8 miles. It is a significant location in the city's history, as well as in the history of blues music.

Downtown Memphis

Suburb

Downtown Memphis is the central business district of Memphis, Tennessee, and is located along the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north, Interstate 55 to the south, and Interstate 240 to the east, where it abuts Midtown Memphis.

Memphis

Photo: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0.

Memphis is the second largest city in the state of Tennessee, after Nashville. The state rests in the southeastern portion of the United States. Memphis, with a population of more than 651,000, is also the county seat for Shelby County.

Shelby County Office Building

Categories: building and government building
Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.14938° or 35° 8′ 58″ north

Longitude

-90.04913° or 90° 2′ 57″ west

Elevation

256 feet (78 metres)

Open location code

867F4XX2+P8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 118647098

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

GeoNames ID

4657052

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