Union Avenue United Methodist Church was a historic church building in Memphis, Tennessee, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places under the name Union Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The building was located on a street corner at 2117 Union Avenue.

The building was no longer in use as a church when it was sold in February 2011 to CVS Pharmacy. The company paid $2.25 million for the church property and also paid $650,000 to buy an adjoining property from a different owner.[2][3] Demolition of the structure began in March 2011.[4]

Members of the family that sold the land for church use in 1912 attempted to block the sale to CVS on the basis of a restrictive covenant in the deed that required the property to be used as a "place of divine worship."[5]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ CVS completes purchase of Union Avenue church, Memphis Business Journal, February 18, 2011
  3. ^ CVS/Pharmacy Buys Former Union Ave. United Methodist Land, February 21, 2011
  4. ^ Sanctuary Wall of Midtown Church Demolished, [WMC], March 29, 2011
  5. ^ "Suit filed to block CVCS deal". The Commercial Appeal. November 4, 2010. p. C1. Retrieved August 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Avenue_United_Methodist_Church
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