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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...
Jay Brothers
Jul 25, 20251 min read


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...
Jay Brothers
Jul 25, 20251 min read


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...
Jay Brothers
Jul 25, 20251 min read


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...
Jay Brothers
Feb 6, 20251 min read


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...
Jay Brothers
Feb 6, 20252 min read


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...
Jay Brothers
Feb 6, 20252 min read


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...
Jay Brothers
Jan 29, 20252 min read


John Overton, Jr. House: A Memphis Founder's Grandson
Corner of Union Ave. and Bellevue BL Memphis, TN Circa ????. 3-story Italianate style Was adjacent to relative S. Watkins Overton...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20251 min read


Watkins Overton Home: Memphis Founder's Grandson
Corner of Bellevue and Union Ave.Me mphis, TN Circa ?? (Samuel) Watkins Overton , Jr. (1894-1958) lived at the property. Overton was the...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20251 min read


Montgomery Place: Cotton and Horse Racing King
1200 Poplar Ave. (and Bellevue) Memphis, TN Circa 1860s. Grand 3-story mansion Henry Arthur Montgomery (1829-1887) and Maria Jane Dugan...
Jay Brothers
Jan 23, 20252 min read


Mosby-Bennett House/ Hunter Lane House
6256 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1852. Greek Revival and Victorian styles The home was constructed for Joseph Mosby (1808-?) and Samuel...
Jay Brothers
Jan 22, 20251 min read


Nelson-Kirby House (Kirby Farm House)
Originally 6792 Old Poplar PK/ current 6797 Messick Rd. Memphis, TN Circa 1869-1895. Late Victorian, Vernacular Eastlake Photo from...
Jay Brothers
Jan 22, 20252 min read


Joseph Newburger Home/ Memphis Theological Seminary
168 E. Parkway South and Union Memphis, TN Circa 1912. 3-story Beaux Arts style Photo by Jim Roberts The Newburger name seems to be...
Jay Brothers
Jan 22, 20251 min read


William M. Randoph House: Neighbor to Hunt-Phelan House
546 Beale St. and Lauderdale Memphis, TN Circa 1877. Towered Italianate style Judge William Mortimer "Morty" Randolph (1837-1916) and...
Jay Brothers
Jan 19, 20251 min read


Clarence Saunders Home (1)(Cla-Le-Clare)/ Pink Place
3050 Central Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1922. Pink and gray marble exterior, its style was called Romanesque American Rambling Design. The...
Jay Brothers
Jan 19, 20252 min read


John S. Toof House: Parent of Graceland
246 Adams Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1875. 3-story rectangular brick home Photo by Jerrye & Roy Klotz, M.D. John S. Toof (1836-1916) and...
Jay Brothers
Jan 19, 20251 min read


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...
Jay Brothers
Jan 17, 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...
Jay Brothers
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...
Jay Brothers
Jan 15, 20252 min read

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