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. It is located in the

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of Memphis and is listed on the

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. It is one of the oldest residences remaining in Memphis.

History

In the 1830s, the Magevney House was built by Eugene Magevney as a clapboard cottage. Magevney was born in

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in 1798 to a Catholic family. He immigrated to the United States in 1828 and settled in Memphis in 1833, where he was a pioneer teacher and civic leader. He died in the

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epidemic of 1873.

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- Historical marker on the property erected by the Tennessee Historical Commission During the late 1830s and early 1840s, three important events in Memphis religious history took place in the cottage. In 1839, the first

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mass in Memphis was celebrated in the house. In 1840, a priest officiated at the first Catholic marriage in the city. In 1841, the first Catholic baptism of Memphis was performed at the Magevney homestead. In 1941, the descendants of Eugene Magevney gave the property to the City of Memphis, which adapted and operated it as a house museum. In 1973, the Magevney House was listed in the

. From 2005 to 2009, the house and museum were closed to the public. The Pink Palace in Memphis reopened the Magevney house, available to the public on the first Saturday of each month from 1pm-4pm. Admission is free.

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- Information sign on the property, installed by the City of Memphis The Magevney House is part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums.

References

External links

Google Maps street view of the Magevney House

Magevney House website
{{Memphis, Tennessee Museums in Memphis, Tennessee Historic house museums in Tennessee Houses in Memphis, Tennessee Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee National Register of Historic Places in Memphis, Tennessee

History

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