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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
Keywords
Memphis (Tenn.)--Landmarks
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