6256 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN
Circa 1852. Greek Revival and Victorian styles
The home was constructed for Joseph Mosby (1808-?) and Samuel Mosby (1808-?) who were absentee owners - their family were from DeSoto Co., MS.. Their property comprised about 5,000 acres. They were both merchants in Memphis. Samuel owned Mosby-Anderson Storage - the site was latter the Hotel Peabody.
Post Civil War, the home was rented by William Lawrence Hall.
In 1870, the Hon. (William) George Bennett (1847-1916) and Alice Brannon Bennett owned the home and shuttled between there and their home in Virginia. He was a fine cattle and horse breeder and was a director of the American Association of Trotting Horse Breeders and of American Trotting Register Association.
Later owned by the Smith family. That family subdivided the property and sold off parcels.
In 1945, the Hunter Lane family purchased the farm and resided there until 1979. Hunter Lane was a major league baseball player. His his son Hunter Lane, Jr. was an influential Memphis attorney. He was elected in 1963 as Commissioner of Public Service and was a leader of a reform movement. It led to a charter commission and the creation in 1967 of the mayor-council government.
Next Murray Reiter (1918-1992) and Edith Missouri "Edye" Davidson Reiter (1918-2017) owned the home. They wed in 1939. He planned to used it commercially. Reiter was a New York native. He was chairman of the board of Caroma, Inc. and Caroma Construction.
In 2023, R. Sadler Bailey, Esq owned the property, and it has been home to Bailey & Greer, law offices and Matt Hardin Law office. NR 1980
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