Central Gardens Historic District Announces 2010 Home & Garden Tour

This year’s event showcases a unique set of homes that represent diverse architectural styles including excellent examples of Arts & Crafts, Mediterranean and Modern architecture. The featured houses are located on the major boulevards of Central, Harbert, and Peabody within this historic section of Midtown Memphis now listed as a Level 3 Arboretum in Tennessee.

In addition to the eclectic architecture, the homes are notable for the history of their owners. One featured Mediterranean-style house was home to an innovative entrepreneur and first-generation Italian immigrant, Fred Montesi, and later to renowned photographer, William Eggleston. The original owner of another tour home was Emile Witzmann, an early Memphis musician featured in Memphis Music Before the Blues. As a group, the homes are rich in Memphis history and in architectural character.

Tickets for the tour will be on sale for $12 in late August at various locations around Memphis including Davis-Kidd Book Store, The Women’s Exchange and 1910 Frame Works. Tickets will be available at each of the tour houses on the day of the tour for $15.

About The Central Gardens Association: Central Gardens is an historic neighborhood listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district is consistently voted “Best Neighborhood in Memphis, Tennessee” through an annual poll conducted by Memphis magazine.

The Central Gardens Association, founded in 1967, is an organization open to all residents of the Central Gardens Historic District. The purpose of the association includes:
To maintain, enhance and foster a healthy community
To maintain the quality and integrity of the area's homes
To preserve the historical quality of the area
To promote the neighborhood to prospective residents

The Central Gardens Home & Garden Tour is an annual fundraiser for the association in support of projects which preserve and enhance the Central Gardens neighborhood. Visit www.centralgardens.org

Central Gardens Association – Where Quality of Life is Central!