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George Collins Love House
619 N. Seventh St. Memphis, TN Circa 1889. A Victorian cottage Image by Spyder Mondey The Love House was built by George Collins Love (1845-1928) in 1889. It sits in the oldest subdivision in Memphis - Greenlaw. Love and Mary Anne Graham Love (1858-1940) built it as a country retreat/ summer cottage. They married in 1884. Love was a successful businessman in the wood and lumber industry and made white oak barrel staves. Later, he entered the steamboat business. In 1901, he wa
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Jul 25, 20251 min read
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Mette Home
251 Adams Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1872. 2 story brick townhouse. Hermann Heinrich "HH" Mette (1812-1874) and Mary Elizabeth Goldkamp...
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Jul 25, 20251 min read
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Capt. Joseph Lenow House - A Founder of Elmwood Cemetary
North Watkins near Union Memphis, TN Circa 1850 Captain Joseph Lenow (1813-1889) and Frances C. Broome Lenow (1828-1909)(m.1845) arrived in the Shelby Co. area in 1848. Virginia natives, Joseph and his brother James had established the town of Hickory Withe outside Memphis about 1834. He also raised a company of volunteers to fight in the Mexican War. Lenow returned to Hickory Withe which was a settlement on the Stage Rd. between Oakland and the Memphis area (and reached to N
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Littleton-Pettit House: "Father of Memphis Public schools"
496 Beale St, Memphis, TN Circa 1848. 2-story Greek Revival frame construction of yellow poplar with 2-story front porch Littleton-Pettit...
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Mt. Airy (Shelby Co.)
10700 Latting Rd. Cordova, TN Circa 1835. A 2-story I-house with Classical Revival style From Memphis Heritage Asbury Crenshaw...
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Mt. Airy (Nashville)
7554 Buffalo Rd. Nashville, TN Circa 1875. Single story frame home with portico Dr. William Carter Hutton (1842-1896) and Julia "Judy" Ann Pegram Hutton (1844-1923) built their homestead well west of Nashville between Bellevue and Pegram. His parents were William C and Julia Ann Pegram Hutton. She was the granddaughter of George S. Pegram who founded the Pegram area. It is named home for prior Hutton home in Mt. Airy, NC. A son, Vernon Hutton, M.D., became a doctor as well an
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Hunt-Phelan House: In Family for Years
533 Beale St. Memphis, TN Circa 1828 Federal / remodeled 1835-50. Greek Revival George Hubbard Whyett built the Hunt-Phelan House in...
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Jul 25, 20252 min read
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Gibbs-Bain Home
Beech Bluff Rd. Jackson, TN Circa 1863. Felix Grundy Gibbs (1820-1896) and Martha T. Kendrick Gibbs (1827-1901) were the first owners....
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Jul 17, 20251 min read
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John H. Tomlin Home: Jackson's First Postmaster
438 East College St. Jackson, TN Circa 1850s John L. H. Tomlin (1826-1905) was the second mayor of Jackson (1845-1854). as well as one of...
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Jul 17, 20251 min read
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Kinzie-Jamison House
571 East Main St. Jackson, TN Circa 1900. 2 story American Foursquare style residence The original owner is was the Kinzie family. Edna...
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Jul 17, 20251 min read
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Snider House/ Payne House
619 and 621 East Main St. Jackson, TN Circa 1910/ 1915 Queen Anne- style home John Finley Snider (1848-1931) and Anna Bond Snider...
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Jul 17, 20251 min read
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Graystone: 1st of Daniel's Homes
2015 West End Ave. Nashville, TN Circa 1907. Beautiful 2-story Italianate graystone home Judge J. B. T. Daniel and his first wife built...
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Mar 21, 20251 min read
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Wilran (R. T. Wilson House): Down the Street from Wilson Family
4215 Richland Turnpike (current Harding Rd.) (current Windsor Towers Apartments) Nashville, TN Circa 1885. 2-story white brick Colonial...
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Mar 10, 20252 min read
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Mallory-Neely House: Part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums
652 Adams Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1842. Italianate style home. Isaac B. Kirtland (1807-1885) and Lucy Sperry Kirtland (1809-1887) built...
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Feb 6, 20251 min read
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Frank M. Norfleet Home
1164 Union Ave. (near Waldran St.) Memphis, TN Circa prior to 1900. 2-story Victorian style Frank Marmaduke Norfleet (1846-1921) and...
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Feb 6, 20251 min read
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Maxwelton/ Sneed House: Only Victorian piano house in Memphis
3105 Southern Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1860. 1-story Victorian piano house The Maxwelton is a simple home on Southern Ave. along the former...
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Feb 6, 20252 min read
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J.W. Houston House
269 (was 259) South Center St. Collierville, TN Circa 1884. 1.5 story frame home J. W. Houston (?-1888) built this home on eight acres...
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Feb 6, 20252 min read
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Buntyn-Ramsey House: The Start of East Buntyn Neighborhood & the Goodwyn Institute
487 Goodwyn Memphis, TN Circa between 1850-55. 2 story home red brick with several porches Photo from Memphis Heritage Geraldus O. Buntyn (1791-1865) and Ann Eliza "Nancy" Carraway Buntyn (1796-1866) lived on Adams Ave. They built the Goodwyn St. home between 1850-55 and used it as a rural/ country home. They wed in 1819. After the War of 1812, Buntyn received a land grant of 160 acres east of the newly founded town of Memphis and moved his family there in the 1830s. The n
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Feb 6, 20252 min read
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Anderson-Coward House/ Justine's
919 Coward Place Memphis,TN Circa 1842. A simple Federal style/ later Italianate feature added Photo by David Adams Major Nathaniel...
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Jan 29, 20252 min read
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Bradford-Maydwell House
648 Poplar Ave. (former 664 Adams) Memphis, TN Circa 1860. 2.5 story in Federal and Italianate styling Photo by Jim Roberts It is unclear...
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Jan 29, 20251 min read
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