BARTLETT, Tenn. - A Bartlett apartment complex that was gutted by a fire in September will soon be demolished, the city said.

Before the fire, the Clayborn Temple was undergoing a $25 million restoration that was slated for completion in 2026.

The site was a key meeting spot for the 1968 Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike and hosted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Progress is expected to start within the next few weeks, said City of Bartlett officials in a recent social media post.

Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed the historic Clayborne Temple in Memphis, Tennessee.

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The historic Clayborn Temple in downtown Memphis, a landmark with ties to Dr. Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights ...

A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and suffered significant damage.