John Alexander Austin House

John Alexander Austin House is a historic building in Shelby, Tennessee which is located on South Front Street. John Alexander Austin House is situated nearby to the theater building Halloran Centre Theater, as well as near the arts center Halloran Centre for Performing Arts & Education.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blues Hall of Fame and FedExForum.

Blues Hall of Fame

Museum

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The Blues Hall of Fame is a music museum operated by the Blues Foundation at 421 S. Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee. Initially, the "Blues Hall of Fame" was not a physical building, but a listing of people who have significantly contributed to blues music. Blues Hall of Fame is situated 1,400 feet south of John Alexander Austin House.

FedExForum

Stadium

Photo: Marco Espino-Ovalle, Public domain.

FedExForum is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is the home of the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association and the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of the University of Memphis, both of whom previously played home games at the Memphis Pyramid. FedExForum is situated 2,000 feet east of John Alexander Austin House.

Orpheum Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Claire H., CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Orpheum Theatre, a 2,308-seat venue listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, on the southwest corner of the intersection of South Main and Beale streets. Orpheum Theatre is situated 790 feet northeast of John Alexander Austin House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beale Street and 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.

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.

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.

John Alexander Austin House

Type: Historic building
Address: 290 South Front Street, Memphis, TN 38103
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Shelby, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.13869° or 35° 8′ 19″ north

Longitude

-90.05737° or 90° 3′ 27″ west

Open location code

867F4WQV+F3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 570557105

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

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Notable Places Nearby

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