Collins CME Chapel:
Built in 1861,Collins CMEChapel is the home of Memphis’ oldest African-American congregation.


The Harrison-Goyer-Lee House:
Built in 1848, line drawings of the home are on file in the Library of Congress as part of the Historic American Building Survey conducted by the National Park Service. The house is also the original home of the Memphis College of Art.


Laurelhill:
The Italianate town home at 671 Jefferson Ave. was built in 1867 for attorney William I. Scott. The infamous actress Tallulah Bankhead’s grandfather once owned this house and she visited here many times as a child.


The Mallory-Neely House:
The home is the only historic property in Memphis to retain most of its original furnishings. The 25-room home contains stenciled and hand painted ceilings, parquet flooring, and stained-glass windows purchased at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.  Mallory-Neely House is slated to be open for the home tour on October 7 with plans to open to visitors on a regular schedule in the future.

To see the homes that were on tour please click here.

We are extremely pleased at the success of the Home Tour. We estimate the total attendance to have been 1,200 people.

A very special thank you to the great volunteers who made this event possible.

Shadowcrest:
Shadowcrest was built in 2003. As the Victorian Village Inc. CDC seeks to re-energize the neighborhood, Shadowcrest’s Italianate design serves as a prime example of new construction that can maintain the historic integrity of nearby museum homes.


The Woodruff-Fontaine House:
The Woodruff-Fontaine House is a beautiful French Victorian mansion built in 1870 by Amos Woodruff. The Woodruff-Fontaine house has been fully restored with period furniture and accessories. It is the only Victorian Village home open to the public.


The Wright Carriage House:
This home served as a carriage house for Confederate General and Shelby County attorney general, Luke E. Wright. Wright was the first governor-general of the Philippines, the first US ambassador to Japan and was secretary of war under President Theodore Roosevelt. When the main house was torn down in the 1960s, the bricks were used to build the enormous wall surrounding the property.