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Capt. Joseph Lenow House - A Founder of Elmwood Cemetary
??? Circa 1850 Captain Joseph Lenow (1813-1889) and Frances C. Broome Lenow (1828-1909) arrived in Shelby Co. area in 1848. They wed in...
Jay Brothers
Jan 71 min read
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Seven Hills Plantation @ Woodstock (S. Rembert Home)
7 miles northeast of Memphis on the old Raleigh Rd. Memphis, TN Circa 1821. At one point, it was called Rembert Town. Later, the name...
Jay Brothers
Jan 32 min read
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Kingsland - Racehorses to Religion
1000 Cherry Rd. Memphis, TN Circa 1931. 3 stories Colonial Williamsburg style with 34 rooms Kingsland was built by (Cecil) Leroy King...
Jay Brothers
Jan 31 min read
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Everett Cook Home/ Oaksedge
1023 Cherry Memphis, TN Circa 1938. Mix of Norman French and Gothic style Image from Johnson Archives Everett Richard Cook (1894-1974)...
Jay Brothers
Jan 12 min read
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Magevney House: Several Important Catholic Milestones in Memphis
198 Adams Ave. (in the Victorian Village) Memphis, TN Circa 1835. Simple Federal home The Magevney House is located in the Victorian...
Jay Brothers
Jan 12 min read
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Chetolah (Van Vleet Mansion)
Formerly 1266 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1856. Classic 2 story white brick Greek Revival home Image from Historic Memphis The mansion...
Jay Brothers
Dec 29, 20242 min read
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The West J. Crawford House/ Carimi House
290 South Lauderdale St. Memphis, TN Circa 1877. A 2-story Italianate style home The Crawford House is at the intersection of South...
Jay Brothers
Dec 29, 20241 min read
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Robert M. Carrier House/ Carrier Hall
642 South Willett. Memphis, TN Circa 1923. Style of a 17th century Jacobean country manor house /renovated 1948 Robert Moorhead Carrier...
Jay Brothers
Dec 29, 20242 min read
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Robert R. Church Home - the South's First African-American millionaire
384 South Lauderdale St. Memphis, TN Circa 1884. 3-story Queen Anne style home Image from Historic Memphis Robert Reed Church (1839-1912)...
Jay Brothers
Dec 29, 20242 min read
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East Lothian: One of Two "Lothians"
Was located between Winchester Rd. and Shelby Dr. west of Tchulahoma Rd. in the Whitehaven area Circa 1845. Large, white frame 2 story...
Jay Brothers
Dec 13, 20241 min read
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Robertson Topp House/ The Bigbee School
565 Beale St. Memphis, TN Circa 1841. A classic Greek Revival mansion. Col. Robertson Topp (1807-1876) and Elizabeth Little Vance Topp...
Jay Brothers
Dec 7, 20242 min read
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Norfleet/ Norfleet-Fuller Mansion
1585 Central Ave. and Roland Memphis, TN Circa 1912. 3-story Spanish Revival style At the time, it was the edge of Memphis and sat on...
Jay Brothers
Dec 7, 20241 min read
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Pauline Cheek Barton Hall/ Barton-Hurley
Orig. add 2254 Kirby Rd./ current addr 6562 Green Shadows Lane Memphis, TN Circa 1938. Modern Colonial Revival home One of the last homes...
Jay Brothers
Dec 7, 20241 min read
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Deaderick Home/ Orange Mound: One of First Subdivisions for African-Americans
Near current Airways BL between Spottswood Ave. and Carnes Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1825. Large 2-story home on a rise John George...
Jay Brothers
Dec 7, 20241 min read
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Elam Homestead
From Memphis Heritage 1428 Fox St. Memphis, TN Circa 1854. 2-story log house Edward Simpson Elam (1817-1885) and Sarah J. Cooper Elam...
Jay Brothers
Dec 7, 20242 min read
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Nellie Pidgeon Home
4275 Nellwood Lane (former Walnut Grove Rd. and Pidgeon Rd.)Â Memphis, TN Circa 1936/ after fire rebuilt 2004 From Johnson Archives The...
Jay Brothers
Dec 7, 20241 min read
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Charles Davis House/ Porter House: Repped MLK, Jr. in '68 Memphis Sanitation Strike
1291 Winchester Rd. Collierville, TN Circa unk/ purchased 1841. Remodeled in 1867 Vernacular Greek Revival style From Memphis Heritage A...
Jay Brothers
Dec 6, 20242 min read
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Dunscomb House/ Frazer House: The Little Greek House
584 South Front St. Memphis, TN Circa 1840. 1-story Greek Revival style Home of Virginia Frazer Boyle: "Poet Laureate of the Confederacy"...
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Dec 6, 20242 min read
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Dixon Mansion/ Dixon Galleries & Garden
4339 Park Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1939. Large 2-story brick Georgian style mansion Hugo Norton Dixon (1892-1974) and Margaret Oates Dixon...
Jay Brothers
Dec 6, 20241 min read
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Mollie Fontaine Taylor House/ Mollie Fontaine Lounge
679 Adams Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1866. Eclectic Revival style. From Storybook Memphis The home is part of the Victorian Village...
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Dec 5, 20241 min read
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