The smallest of the city’s 17 public libraries is also one of its most used. The Frayser Branch library is a brick-and-glass rectangle on a half-acre at 3712 Argonne St. With some modest columns and shrubs, a few planters and cinderblock lattice work, it is shoe-horned into the side of a hill in a residential neighborhood a block from the commercial corridor of North Watkins Road still dominated by churches.

2. Izakaya Ceasing Operations In Nineteenth Century Club - Saturday, April 22, 2017

Izakaya, the once-promising Asian fusion restaurant located in the recently renovated Nineteenth Century Club building, announced it will be closing for good just four months after its grand opening.

3. Izakaya Ceasing Operations In Nineteenth Century Club - Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Izakaya, the once-promising Asian fusion restaurant located in the recently renovated Nineteenth Century Club building, announced it will be closing for good just four months after its grand opening.

4. Izakaya to Close Saturday - Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Izakaya, the once-promising Asian fusion restaurant located in the recently renovated Nineteenth Century Club building, announced it will be closing for good just four months after their grand opening.

5. Izakaya Restaurant Hosts Grand Opening - Saturday, January 7, 2017

Izakaya Restaurant, housed inside the 19th Century Club building at 1433 Union Ave., hosted its grand opening Jan. 1.

6. Snapshots: Dining Experience in Nineteenth Century Club - Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Izakaya Restaurant, housed in the historic 16,000-square-foot 19th Century Club mansion at 1433 Union Ave., held a grand opening Jan. 1. The Japanese-French fusion restaurant offers everything from Japanese Kobe beef steaks to fusion dishes and traditional American fare. Shon and Dana Lin invested $3.5 million in the project, which features stained-glass windows and a fireplace in every room. Archer Construction Co. was general contractor and Looney Ricks Kiss was the project’s architect.

7. 19th Century Club Restaurant Hosts Grand Opening - Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Izakaya Restaurant, housed inside the 19th Century Club building at 1433 Union Ave., was scheduled to host its grand opening Jan. 1.

8. Historic Mansion Being Restored Into Exclusive French-Asian Restaurant - Wednesday, September 21, 2016

The Nineteenth Century Club, one of the last great mansions of Union Avenue, was slated to become a strip mall. Next door to the 107-year-old building is a Taco Bell, which stands on the site of the Nineteenth Century Club’s former ballroom.

9. Ikea Buys Cordova Acreage For Planned Memphis Store - Tuesday, July 21, 2015

41 Acres for
Future Ikea Store

Sale Amount: $5.7 million

Sale Date: July 10, 2015

Buyer: IKEA Property Inc.

10. Nineteenth Century Club Owner Files Building Permit - Saturday, July 18, 2015

The owner of the Nineteenth Century Club is prepared to launch a renovation of the historic building on Union Avenue.

Union Group LLC has applied for a $2.17 million building permit with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to proceed with renovations to turn the home at 1433 Union Ave. into a restaurant. Archer Custom Builders is listed as the contractor on the permit.

11. Owner Files Building Permit For Nineteenth Century Club - Thursday, July 16, 2015

The owner of the Nineteenth Century Club is prepared to launch a renovation of the historic building on Union Avenue.

Union Group LLC has applied for a $2.17 million building permit with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement to proceed with renovations to turn the home at 1433 Union Ave. into a restaurant. Archer Custom Builders is listed as the contractor on the permit.

12. Ikea Seeks $16 Million Permit For First Memphis Store - Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Future Ikea Store
On 42 Acres In Cordova
Permit Cost: $16 million

Application Date: July 2015
Owner/Tenant: Ikea
Details: Ikea is moving forward with its massive retail store in Cordova.

13. Nineteenth Century Club Owners Secure Loan - Saturday, July 4, 2015

The owners of the Nineteenth Century Club in Midtown have secured a $2.35 million construction loan to begin transforming the historic home at 1433 Union Ave. in Midtown into a restaurant.

14. Nineteenth Century Club Owners Secure Loan - Wednesday, July 1, 2015

The owners of the Nineteenth Century Club in Midtown have secured a $2.35 million construction loan to begin transforming the historic home at 1433 Union Ave. in Midtown into a restaurant.

15. Restoration of Midtown Landmark Days Away - Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Renovation of the historic Nineteenth Century Club building on Union Avenue in Midtown will begin in a matter of days, according to a local preservation group.

Crews from Archer Custom Builders will soon begin restoring the historic mansion to its previous glory, according to Memphis Heritage. LRK Inc. is the architect.

16. Nineteenth Century Club Prepares to Fade Away - Wednesday, September 11, 2013

No matter what happens to the old mansion that has been home to the Nineteenth Century Club for most of the 20th century and all 13 years of the 21st century, the club itself is about to go out of existence.

17. Judge: Nineteenth Century Club Owners Can Raze Building - Thursday, July 25, 2013

A judge ruled Wednesday, July 24, that the owners of the historic Nineteenth Century Club building on Union Avenue can move forward with plans to demolish the property.

General Sessions Div. 14 Court Judge Larry Potter said that because no Chancery Court suit alleging an improper sale of the property was filed by Wednesday that he had little choice but to allow the Union Group LLC to move forward with plans to raze the building at 1433 Union Ave.

18. Change of Scenery - Saturday, July 20, 2013

After spending years or decades in their current form, longtime staples of the local real estate scene are about to disappear or undergo major changes that will forever alter the city’s built landscape.

19. Judge Prohibits Nineteenth Century Club Demolition - Friday, July 12, 2013

A Shelby County General Sessions Court judge has prohibited the owners of the historic Nineteenth Century Club building on Union Avenue from doing any demolition there while an attorney investigates if the sale of the building was legal.

20. Judge Prohibits Nineteenth Century Club Demolition - Thursday, July 11, 2013

A Shelby County General Sessions Court judge has prohibited the owners of the historic Nineteenth Century Club building on Union Avenue from doing any demolition there while an attorney investigates if the sale of the building was legal.

21. Potter Resets Hearing for Nineteenth Century Club - Saturday, June 29, 2013

Environmental Court Judge Larry Potter said Monday, June 24, that he hopes the new owners of the historic Nineteenth Century Club building on Union Avenue will preserve the decaying structure.

22. Potter Resets Hearing for Nineteenth Century Club - Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Environmental Court Judge Larry Potter said Monday, June 24, that he hopes the new owners of the historic Nineteenth Century Club building on Union Avenue will preserve the decaying structure.

23. Nineteenth Century Club Owners Due in Court - Monday, June 24, 2013

The owners of the historic Nineteenth Century Club building on Union Avenue will be in Environmental Court Monday, June 24, according to a group dedicated to preserving historic structures.

Memphis Heritage said Thursday, June 20, that the owner of the property, Liang Lin of Arkansas, doing business as The Union Group LLC., is charged with owning or maintaining a dangerous or neglected building and will be in General Sessions Division 14.

24. Sales Contract in Place For Nineteenth Century Club - Saturday, February 2, 2013

The historic Nineteenth Century Club building at 1433 Union Ave. was auctioned off in a sealed auction by Morris Auction Group Thursday, Jan. 24.

25. Sales Contract in Place for Nineteenth Century Club - Monday, January 28, 2013

The historic Nineteenth Century Club building at 1433 Union Ave. was auctioned off in a sealed auction by Morris Auction Group Thursday, Jan. 24.

26. Nineteenth Century Club to be Auctioned - Thursday, January 24, 2013

The historic Nineteenth Century Club will sell to the highest bidder on Thursday, Jan. 24, during an auction by Morris Auction Group.

Built in 1890, the 15,813-square-foot house at 1433 Union Ave. was purchased in 1926 by The Nineteenth Century Club, a philanthropic women’s organization. The two main floors add up to about 10,000 square feet, in addition to the basement’s 6,000 feet.

27. History for Sale - Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Three historic properties in the Midtown and Downtown areas are on the market, all listed with major Memphis commercial real estate firms.

The most recent listing is the Hunt-Phelan house at 533 Beale St., priced at $2.9 million with Henry Stratton and Andy Cates of Colliers International Memphis. The mansion has hosted guests including Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, Andrew Jackson and Andrew Johnson.

28. Shelby Oaks Red Roof Among 143 Sold - Tuesday, September 27, 2011

6055 Shelby Oaks Drive
Memphis, TN 38134
Sale Amount: $1.6 million

29. Developers Take Different Tacks on Tree Preservation - Tuesday, June 13, 2006

It's easy to paint developers and builders as the bad guys, especially when they knock down a stand of trees as the first step in building a neighborhood. But some developers make it a point to work around trees, while many others have practical reasons for clearing space.

30. Archived Article: Events - Thursday, March 3, 2005
The University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology hosts Oak Ridge National Laboratory associate director Dr

The University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology hosts Oak Ridge National Laboratory associate director Dr. Lee Riedinger at ...

31. Archived Article: Events - Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Mpact Memphis presents a leadership luncheon from noon to 2 p

The Kiwanis Club of Memphis meets at noon today in the Hernando DeSoto Room at The Peabody, 149 Union Ave. Sgt. Jerry W. Bierbrodt of the Memphis Police Department and Detective Steve ...