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Location DB > United States > Tennessee > Memphis > James Lee House  Name James Lee House  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by Opheliaism on 3/26/2005 5:14 AM last modified by Emperor Wang on 10/9/2023 10:46 PM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description The James Lee House, also known as the Harsson-Goyer-Lee House, is a historic house at 690 Adams Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. It has over 8,100 sqft of living space.  Basic Information Type: Building Status: Repurposed Accessibility: Easy - rent a room Recommendation: check it out if you're nearby  Physical Information Address 690 Adams Ave Memphis, Tennessee United States Owner: See a map of this location  Hazards  Interesting Features  Security Measures  Historical Dates Built: 1848 Closed: 1959  Required Equipment  Recommended Equipment  History 1848 - The James Lee House is built as a two-story farm house built by William Harsson. 1852 - Charles Wesley Goyer bought the house from his father-in-law. 1853 - Goyer makes additions, including a tower and a third floor. 1873 – Goyer makes exterior improvements, unifying the appearance of the original home with the additions from 1853. 1890 – After raising 10 children in the home, Goyer sells to James Lee, Jr. 1925 – The house becomes the property of Lee’s daughter Rosa, who donates it to the city to be used as The James Lee Memorial Art Academy. 1929 - The city of Memphis takes ownership, and it becomes the Memphis Academy of Art. 1959 – The house goes vacant when the college moves to Overton Park. 2008 – The vacant home is used by Canadian indie rock group Tokyo Police Club in a music video for the 2008 song "In a Cave." 2013 - José Velázquez and his wife, Jennifer, partner with J.W. Gibson and his wife, Kathy Buckman Gibson purchase the home with plans to restore it. 2014 - The James Lee House opens as a boutique bed and breakfast.  Media Coverage  Future Plans  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries James Lee House 2004 Sat, Mar 26th, 2005 posted by Opheliaism 28 pictures James Lee House Interior Sat, Mar 26th, 2005 posted by Opheliaism 24 pictures James Lee House Interior II Sat, Mar 26th, 2005 posted by Opheliaism 20 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links https://www.jamesleehouse.com/ Renovation pictures here: https://www.jamesl...om/about-the-house  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 10/9/2023 10:47 PM.  Latest Changes on Oct 9 23 at 22:47, Emperor Wang validated this location on Oct 9 23 at 22:46, Emperor Wang changed the following: History, Description on Oct 9 23 at 18:13, fr00tCake changed the following: History on Oct 9 23 at 18:13, fr00tCake changed the following: History on Oct 9 23 at 18:12, fr00tCake changed the following: History, Description on Oct 9 23 at 18:10, fr00tCake changed the following: Interesting Features, Description on Oct 9 23 at 18:08, fr00tCake changed the following: Accessibility, Interesting Features, Recommendation, Description, Web Links on Mar 12 17 at 16:22, Emperor Wang validated this location on Mar 12 17 at 15:47, ChrisTVDir changed the following: Street Address, Latitude, Longitude, Co-ordinate Accuracy, History, Year Built, Year Closed, Status, Accessibility, Web Links on Jul 28 07 at 4:11, Emperor Wang validated this location  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 218 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 738512420 pages have been generated.