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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...
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Jan 191 min read
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Clarence Saunders Estate (2) (Annswood)/ Lichterman Park/ Nature Center
5992 Quince Rd. and Park Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1929. Adirondack Rustic style Clarence Saunders lost his initial fortune, dream home...
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Jan 192 min read
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Gladys "MaDear" Bennett: An Inspiration
1039 Delmar Ave. Memphis, TN Circa 1860. 1-story altered shotgun house Photo from Tennessee Historical Commission The home was built in...
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Jan 171 min read
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Criss Cross Lodge: A Unique Home
1959 West Poplar Ave. Collierville, TN Circa 1913. 2-story weatherboard home Image from Memphis Heritage Laura Davis Ellliott (1891-1956)...
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Jan 171 min read
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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 172 min read
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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...
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Jan 172 min read
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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 162 min read
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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 161 min read
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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 151 min read
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(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 152 min read
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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...
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Jan 142 min read
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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 142 min read
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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 132 min read
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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 131 min read
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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 132 min read
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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 131 min read
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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 132 min read
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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 121 min read
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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 121 min read
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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 122 min read
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