Union Avenue United Methodist Church

Union Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The church building in 2011, prior to its demolition.
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Location	2117 Union Ave, Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°7′52″N 89°59′14″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1914
Architect	John Gaisford, Hubert Thomas McGhee
Architectural style	Classical Revival
Demolished	2011
NRHP reference No.	87000399[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	March 6, 1987
Removed from NRHP	March 27, 2013

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.