Address:

198 Adams Avenue

Memphis, TN 38103

Year Bulit:

1836

House Style:

Cottage

Orginal Owner:

Eugene Magevney

Architect:

Unknown

Square Feet:

1100

Bedrooms:

Adirondack Architecture

Building Material:

Clapboard

Foundation Type:

Not Available

Roof Type:

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Acres:

0

Timeline

  • 1836
    198 Adams Avenue was built
  • Eugene Magevney
    Moved In Jul 1836

     

  • Nov 1839

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    Parlor

    The first Catholic mass in Memphis was celebrated in the house, in the parlor. Mr. Magevney was a devout Catholic, as was his neighbor who attended. A traveling priest performed mass. The bureau in this image was used as the makeshift altar.

  • Eugene Magevney
    Moved Out Sep 1873

     

  • Jul 1941

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    The descendants of Eugene Magevney gave the property to the City of Memphis, which adapted and operated it as a house museum

  • Nov 1973

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    Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • Jul 2005

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    Back

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    The home/museum had to close in 2005 due to budget cuts

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