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Rowland J. Darnell House/ Nineteenth Century Club: A Lumberman's Grand Home & The LAST on Union
1433 Union Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1906. 2.5 story brick Beaux Arts style Photo by Jim Roberts Roland Jones Darnell (1854-1916) and...
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Jan 17, 20252 min read


E. H. Crump Home: Memphis' "Boss"
1962 Peabody Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1909. 2-story Colonial Revival home Photo by kiojn Edward Hull Crump (1874-1954) and Bessie Byrd...
Jay Brothers
Jan 17, 20252 min read


The Manor House at Davies Manor
Photo by Thomas R. Machnitzki 9336 Davies Plantation Rd. Barlett, TN Circa original 1807/ enlarged 1831-37. 1-room log cabin/ 2-story log...
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Jan 16, 20252 min read


Fargason Mansion: Single Generation Masterpiece
1318 Lamar Memphis, TN Circa 1915. Huge 3.5 story stone mansion From Memphis Magazine/ Lee Askew John Thomas Fargason II (1875-1939) and...
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Jan 16, 20252 min read


William Gage House
628 Vance Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1890s Image from Memphis Heritage William Alonzo Gage (1838-1920) was a prominent cotton merchant and...
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Jan 16, 20251 min read


John M. Fleming Home
1545 South Byhalia Rd. in Collierville, TN Circa 1850. Greek Revival and Italianate Photo from Memphis Heritage John M. Fleming...
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Jan 15, 20251 min read


(Galloway mansion) Paisley Hall
1822 Overton Park Ave. and encompassed an entire city block Circa 1908. Greek Revival mansion The mansion boasts three floors and six...
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Jan 15, 20252 min read


Goodwinslow/ Chapman House: Oldest in Raleigh
4066 James Rd. Raleigh, TN Circa 1890s. 3 different styles [Raleigh, TN was settled in 1816. Eight years later, it was the county seat of...
Jay Brothers
Jan 14, 20252 min read


Woodruff-Fontaine House museum: Saved in the Sixties!
680 Adams Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1870. Grand 5 story French-Victorian mansion The Woodruff-Fontaine House has its place among Memphis'...
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Jan 14, 20252 min read


Primm House (Wrencoe): A local frog
Noldesville Rd. @ Mill Creek Circa before 1858-60. 2-story white frame home with 2 story porch across front Jeremiah Walker Primm...
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Jan 13, 20251 min read


Graceland Farms/ Graceland: From Toof to Moore to Presley
3764 Elvis Presley BL Memphis, TN (Whitehaven area) Circa 1925. Huge Colonial Revival style Image by Joe. Novak Ruth Frazer Brown Moore...
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Jan 13, 20252 min read


Nicholas Gotten House: Home of the Bartlett Museum
2969 Court St. Barlett, TN Circa 1871. 2-story white frame home The Gotten House was built by Nicholas “Nick” Gotten (1832-1919) and...
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Jan 13, 20251 min read


Greenlevel: A Memphis Founder home
853 Collierville-Arlington Rd. South Memphis, TN (northeast of Memphis) Circa 1833. Large 2-story Greek Revival mansion Judge John...
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Jan 13, 20252 min read


Daniel Handley House
3023 Spottswood Ave. near Semmes St. Memphis, TN Circa 1912. 2.5 story Transitional American Foursquare Daniel Handley (1861-1933) and...
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Jan 13, 20251 min read


Capt. Harris House: Cute & Colorful
2106 Young Ave. in the new Cooper-Young neighborhood Circa 1898. Large 2.5 story home in Queen Anne style From Heritage Memphis The home...
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Jan 13, 20252 min read


William Roland Harris House/ Clanlo Hall: One of the last Originals of Central Gardens neighborhood
1616 Central Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1853. Original was a clapboard home Image from Historic Memphis Judge William Roland Harris...
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Jan 12, 20251 min read


Hillcrest (Memphis): Two Widows & Related to Acklen family
1554 Peabody Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1907. Colonial Revival wood frame with an exterior of Indiana Limestone Image by alamemphis Built by...
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Jan 12, 20251 min read


Lucerne/ Catron Place/ Lucerne Farms
100 Catron Way (off Hwy 76) Somerville, TN Circa 1890. 2-story Greek Revival home Lucerne was built by Peter Booker Mosby (1851-1904) and...
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Jan 12, 20251 min read


Mebane-Nuckolls House: Mebane, TN named for family
3 miles southwest of Macon on the Macon-Collierville Rd. Somerville, TN Circa 1855. 2-story Italianate home John Howe Mebane (1806-1875)...
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Jan 12, 20252 min read


Napoleon Hill House: Torn down for Sterick Building
3rd Ave. and Madison. Memphis, TN Circa 1881. French Renaissance style Napoleon Hill (1830-1909) and Mary Morton Wood Hill (1835-1922)...
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Jan 12, 20252 min read

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