First James Lee House, Memphis

Creators

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Source Collection

Alan Karchmer collection, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries

Identifier

7_9.F

Description

First James Lee House, 239 Adams, Memphis, Tennessee. Built in 1868. Photographer: Alan Karchmer. © Alan Karchmer.

A visually involved style, the Victorian Italianate Style uses openings, often grouped vertically or horizontally, stringcourses, and heavily bracketed multiple cornices to implement animated ornamentation. Buildings are most often simply massed in a single block form.

Date Created

2021

Date

undated

Recommended Citation

"First James Lee House, Memphis" (2021). Images. 18.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-karchmera2/18