1554 Peabody Ave. Memphis, TN
Circa 1907. Colonial Revival wood frame with an exterior of Indiana Limestone
Built by two widows: Corine (Mrs. Walter) Acklen Goodman (?-1914) and her daughter Corrine Goodman (Mrs. John M.) Richardson. They lived on a one acre lot on a newly built street Peabody St. and chose the lot on top of one of the highest hills in Memphis - therefore the name Hillcrest. Her parents were William and Louisa King Acklen of Huntsville, AL and the family was related to Adelcia Acklen of Belmont in Nashville. The Goodman family had lived in Holly Springs, MS and then Memphis, TN., and Corrine was the widow Walter Goodman (1830-1883), a merchant, planter, manufacturer.
He was the founder of Walter Goodman Cotton Company (Front Street); President of Dixie Electro Magnet Co.; Vice President; and Director of Lakeview Traction Company. Goodman hired E. H. Crump which began a beneficial relationship between the businessman/ political boss (Crump) and the businessman (Goodman).
In 2016, Karen Sands Bridge and Tyson Bridge were owners. They opened their home for a rare view during the 2016 Central Gardens Home & Garden Tour.
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