Speedway Terrace Historic District Design Guidelines
This document presents Design Guidelines for the Speedway Terrace Historic District in Memphis, Tennessee. The intent of these guidelines is to ensure that all exterior new construction, habitable additions, demolition and relocation within Speedway Terrace is in character with the neighborhood’s existing fabric. Design Review Guidelines provide the Memphis Landmarks Commission (MLC) with basic criteria and standards to consider in determining the appropriateness of proposed work within the District. A renewed spirit of community and connection to history has been triggered by the redevelopment of the Sears, Roebuck and Company regional distribution warehouse (on the south border of Speedway Terrace) into what is known today as the Crosstown Concourse. With inevitable future development and revitalization of the surrounding areas, the goal is that future changes do not detract from the neighborhood’s unique and original character.