Saint Paul's Spiritual Temple, Memphis, Tennessee, 1961

Creators

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Source Collection

Memphis Press-Scimitar newspaper morgue, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries

Identifier

sc.0475.80908_01.001

Description

Saint Paul's Spiritual Temple (also referred to as Voodoo Village) is a private compound in South Memphis featuring folk art on religious themes. Washington “Doc” Harris, a self-ordained Baptist minister from central Mississippi, built the temple and lived on the land with his family.

Date Created

6-28-2021

Date

1961-07

Recommended Citation

"Saint Paul's Spiritual Temple, Memphis, Tennessee, 1961" (2021). Buildings. 20.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-mpressscimitar7/20