1925 Tudor Revival – Memphis, TN – $749,900
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Added to OHD on 6/6/20 - Last OHD Update: 6/26/20 -
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65 E Parkway N, Memphis, TN 38104
Map: Street
- $749,900
- 5 Bed
- 4 full, 2 half Bath
- 6200 Sq Ft
- 1.18 Ac.
Designed by Jones & Furbringer in the early 1920's for a lumberman for his personal home, with enhancements for the current owners by Noland Van Powell, the quality is only exceeded by the grandeur in this meticulously maintained "Mansion on the Parkway". On 1.18 acre (Gated), the approx. 6200sf does NOT include a 48x19 Ballroom Downstairs with a real Soda Fountain! If only the walls could talk...the lavish dinners, orchestral events, family functions - beyond your expectations!
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State: Tennessee | Region: South (East South Central) | Associated Styles or Type: Tudor Revival
Period & Associated Styles: Eclectic Era, Tudor Revival (1890+)
Features: Neighborhood, Painted Wood | Misc: Time Capsule Houses
Period & Associated Styles: Eclectic Era, Tudor Revival (1890+)
Features: Neighborhood, Painted Wood | Misc: Time Capsule Houses
47 Comments on 1925 Tudor Revival – Memphis, TN – $749,900
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Chestatee, GA
I looked at the home before reading the description and my first thought was the parties they had here!
If the next owner dumps that fabulous (1950’s?) kitchen, PLEASE at least allow someone to attempt to salvage it. I can’t tell about the pantry, original cabinets but replaced hardware from when they updated the kitchen?
Emporia, KS
I am FORBIDDING the new owner from dumping that fabulous circa-1950 kitchen!
Completely agree. That kitchen is the best thing about this house.
Emporia, KS
Pinkest.
House.
Ever.
And I don’t really mind!
well, it’s just peachy!
OMG I love his house!!!! beautiful
I love the ‘Auntie Mame’ vibe of this place.
You captured the vibe perfectly! Auntie Mame is one of my favorite films and I can just see Vera gliding down those fabulous stairs!
When I first saw the powder room picture my mind went immediately to Rosalind Russell and Coral Brown in Auntie Mame. Perfect! And that kitchen is wonderful. I hope the new owners leave it alone too!
This looks like a fun house for someone with a talent for decorating and entertaining, and yeah, that kitchen is way too nice not to keep. The pink exterior gives this Tudor influenced home a bit of a Mediterranean vibe and makes it seem a whole lot less serious. There are a number of interior classical elements as well, which serve to lighten up the place. Many people find most Tudor Revival homes dark and dislike their dungeon-revival styling. That’s not an issue here.
I think the pink/classical elements/pale colors is why I’m not fond of this ‘Tudor’. Normally Tudor is No.1 on my hit parade, but this doesn’t really look Tudor at all (to me). The kitchen is trés cool and I really hope no one goes hog wild and tears it all out to replace with granite…
I fell off my chair laughing at “dungeon revival”!
I stole that one from my wife. She labeled the master bathroom in the GA mountain “cabin” we rented recently “Late Dungeon Revival.”
Yeah, those are black chains supporting the vanities…
https://photos.zillowstatic.com/p_f/ISy7siq1e3owee1000000000.jpg
Oh my…that bathroom is… shall we say quirky? I always wonder, when seeing something like this (finest example of dungeon revival I have ever seen) if that’s the look they were going for, or if things just kind of got away from them. How was the rest of the “cabin”? I far prefer my own style, which I call “Early American Back Porch” but I am sure that someone must have loved this bathroom very much 🙂
Strawn, TX
Wow Chas John, it’s a little disturbing (in the best kind of way, of course 😉)
AL
For a second there I thought it had a bowling alley!
This is an unusual thing to say, but I think I would remodel the ballroom. Make it more time appropriate for the house. It DOES seem very bowling alley the way it is now. But the 50’s kitchen would stay exactly as is.
I believe this house might have been owned by a co-founder of the Donruss Candy Company.
You’re correct. It was the house of Russel Lee Wiener, one of the co-founders of Donruss candies. He is the “russ”; his brother was the “Don.” One of their staples was pink bubble gum, thus the color of the house. Also baseball cards, once fashionable. He and his wife (who was a concert violinist) were major Memphis philanthropists. Ironically, he had a degree in dentistry – perfect for a candy manufacturer! Here is an obituary:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/commercialappeal/obituary.aspx?pid=174565367
How appropriate that this pink confection was the home of a candy-maker. Because my first reaction was, “I could eat this house with a spoon!”
I grew up in Memphis, and this house was always one of the most striking on East Parkway. It hasn’t changed a bit from the 1960s – at least. Still pink and still with the distinctive paired statues at the door. To change a thing would be a crime!
Don’t miss the YouTube video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFZwKeHc6tE
The close-ups of the retro, soda fountain bar in the basement are incredible!
Chestatee, GA
COOL! Thanks for finding that, it’s a must watch!
Kudos to the realtors for highlighting the kitchen and it’s beauty in the video!!!
It’s absolutely fabulous. Reminded me of looking at vintage interior home shots. And an elevator? Of course!!
Someone had very deep pockets to redo the whole house in the 50s. It looks like they touched everything including the amazing kitchen and soda fountain. Yes, very Auntie Mama! Just the cost of the window treatments boggles the mind and I am not a window treatment person, but the expense! Also, favorite part is the Oriental bedroom with the amazing lantern light
I was going to ask if Mary Kay lived in this house, I still see pink Mary Kay cosmetic reps cars around my city once in awhile. Love the pantry! Cool house though!
I love house colors of Gray, Pink and White! Reminds me of the Vintage houses in Del Mar, California. I love this house!
I beg the future owner of this home: please leave that elegant kitchen intact.
THANK YOU for sharing the well produced video!! It showed the home’s beauty with depth, color, and details WAY better than photos! It was a joy to view!
Forget the kitchen, I LOVE THE WHOLE HOUSE!!!!
This 1920’a pink house with pink interior screams GATSBY’s party house.
Holy ballerina barbie! This is my total dream!! Omgggg I’m in love. Someone call me if they dare rip anything out of the house. Fantastic!!!
Thought I would just look because of the color. Holy smokes batman!!! Completely gorgeous!! Love the ice cream bar.
I just feel like I would need to lose about a hundred pounds and dress like Donna Reed everyday. I wouldn’t mind living in the pink doll house.
Oh my!!! This is one of my favorite homes ever! Spectacular! LOVE the kitchen! Oh the entertaining I could do…
St. Paul, MN
Anyone else hear angels singing, ahhhh! So much fabulousness!
This video tour is fabulous, and I have been trying to figure out what to do with all that space in the ballroom… I wonder if you could use it as a wedding/event venue, or if zoning would prohibit that. It seems a shame to not use that space, and unless you have a LOT of parties, I think it would not get the attention it deserves. When I talked about this house with a friend from the highlands, she told me that Memphis has one of the highest crime rates in the country, which I find hard to believe, especially when I look at this incredible house. Does anyone know why the crime rate would be so high?
Kitchen has never been used the owners always ate out at the country clubs. Nothing has ever been cooked in that 50s style kitchen.
Not a Bowling alley, It’s a dance floor. Has to be with the ice cream and soda jerk bar.
FABULOUS!!! Can you just imagine how much fun there kid’s had in the 50″s. WOW time wrap me back….
Chestatee, GA
Originally posted 2017, went off market for a short time, back on (not flipped, just off market for a while.) Resharing.
New Concord, OH
All this, and it even has an elevator!
Otis Orchards, WA
What a beautiful home, and I could spoil the grand kids with the ice cream bar!
I’ve been watching this house for a long time. It is stupendous.
This is an incredible property!
Baltimore, MD
Satellite view from Gmaps:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/65+E+Pkwy+N,+Memphis,+TN+38104/@35.1376564,-89.9841195,152m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x887f80b77f5d9979:0x92729e1341c19d03!2s65+E+Pkwy+N,+Memphis,+TN+38104!3b1!8m2!3d35.1376162!4d-89.9837026!3m4!1s0x887f80b77f5d9979:0x92729e1341c19d03!8m2!3d35.1376162!4d-89.9837026
Nice touch on that crimson rope handrail coming down the stair to the 1st floor. I can just imagine Priscilla and Elvis pictured there at one of the parties back in the day.
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