One hundred historic sites. Countless inspiring stories.

Built on a bluff, and always on the precipice. That’s Memphis — teetering between
north and south, east and west, rich and poor, black and white. This town of tensions
tells a tale unlike any other. If you like mesmerizing architecture, societal collision,
restless ghosts, meteoric rises and tragic declines, you’ll love Original Memphis.

SEE the magnificent
mansions of wealthy
cotton speculators and
river barons.
FEEL the personal pain
of slavery, war, and five
devastating yellow fever
epidemics.
HEAR the remarkable
stories of life, love, work,
and play in the 19th-
century south.
This film was made possible by a generous grant from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

What would later become the Memphis College of Art got its start in one of the most unique homes in Victorian Village.

art academy of memphis 

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Woodruff-Fontaine House Museum
Woodruff-Fontaine House Museum c.1870

Mallory-Neely House
Mallory-Neely House c.1852
st mary's
St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral c.1857

 

 

 

         

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