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Columbian Mutual Life Assurance Society
Columbian Mutual Life Assurance Society (predecessor, Eminent Household of Columbian Woodmen; successor, Columbian Mutual Life Insurance Company; in 1965, Lincoln American Insurance Company) was an American Fraternal order, fraternal benefit order. It was originally organized in 1903, under the laws of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, as "Eminent Household of Columbian Woodmen" (sometimes referred to as "Columbian Woodmen of Georgia" or simply, "Columbian Woodmen". When this organization merged with the "Columbia Woodmen of Mississippi" in 1921, the name of the merged institutions was changed to "Columbian Mutual Life Assurance Society". In 1922, its home office moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where it erected a 22-story office building, known as Lincoln American Tower, Columbian Mutual Tower. The Society paid sick and death benefits and admitted both men and women. In 1924, it had 831 subordinate lodges with a benefit membership of 24,039. History Society "Columbian Woodman" sprung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln American Tower (Columbian Mutual Tower), Memphis
The Lincoln American Tower (originally Columbian Mutual Life Assurance Society, Columbian Mutual Tower) is a 22-story building located at the corner of North Main and Court streets in Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee. It is also a historical landmark, one of the first steel frame skyscrapers built in Memphis. The tower underwent a six-year refurbishing project starting in 2002, and despite a fire in 2006, is now open and accepting tenants. The building currently features 31 residential apartments, 3 floors of commercial offices, and New York–based Ceriello Fine Foods on the ground floor. History The site itself has a unique history, as it is located near the location of Irving Block prison, Irving Block Prison, which was on the north side of Court Square, which was used by the Union Army to house Confederate sympathizers during the Civil War. Freeing prisoners from Irving Block Prison was one of the three major objectives of Maj. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest's raid in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |