Everett Woods

Everett Dedman Woods was an architect based in Memphis, Tennessee. He was the younger brother of fellow architect Neander Woods Jr. The Coca-Cola bottling plant he designed in Covington, Tennessee is listed on the National Register of Historic Places[1] and a residence he built in Memphis became corporate headquarters for Harrah's Entertainment. He also designed East High School in Memphis.

Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Covington, Tennessee

He worked with George Mahan Jr. designing residences for many prominent citizens[2] before establishing his own firm in 1930.[3]

One of his designs, Poplar Plaza, was the first shopping center in Memphis and, according to a planning official in Memphis, the first shopping center in the United States designed for the automobile. John B. Goodwin was the developer.[4] East High School was the largest and finest school in Memphis history when it was built and was the city's first integrated high school.[5]

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  3. ^ "The East High Alumni Page: The Architecture Of East High School". Easthigh.org. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Changes coming to Poplar Plaza, Memphis' first shopping center - The Daily Memphian". The Daily Memphian. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Plaza Gardens - Memphis Heritage". Memphisheritage.org. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2018.