Slave Haven (Burkle Estate) - documented Underground Railroad site

The Burkle Estate at 826 North 2nd Street is documented as a 19th-century waystation used to hide and assist escaping enslaved people; it is now operated as the Slave Haven Underground Railroad Museum. The house belonged to a German immigrant merchant family and contains architectural features and exhibits interpreted as part of Underground Railroad activity in Memphis. The site is listed on local historic registers and presents primary-source material about its use and the broader history of slavery in the region.