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Emerson Hough (June 28, 1857 – April 30, 1923) was an American writer best known for writing western stories and historical novels. His early works included Singing Mouse Stories and Story of the Cowboy .
Jan 9, 2016 · In fact, Memphis is where the story starts when Bobo meets one of the nation's most famous outdoors writers, Emerson Hough, at the old Gaston Hotel downtown. "The book is centered on...
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The largest and second oldest home in eclectic Cooper-Young is also the most colorful. Built in 1898 by real estate developer Frank Trimble, this delightful example of the Queen Anne style stands out on Young Avenue. A round turret, veranda with bracketed posts, pagoda-like roof, panels of sunburst carvings, and contrasting textures and colors all ...
The Memphis Chapter of the American Institute of Architects considers this home “perhaps the best example of the Art Deco-International Style” in the city. Designed by George Awsumb and built in 1949, it was named Design of the Decade at AIA’s Memphis Millennium Celebration. According to Judith Johnson, former president of Memphis Heritage and auth...
Built in 1909, this was the third home prominent Memphis architect Neander M. Woods, Jr., designed for himself. Built during the golden age of American architecture, this unique American Craftsman seems to have jumped right out of the pages of a fairy tale. The irregular stone window surrounds, overhanging tile roof, and diagonal porte-cochere make...
This gorgeous Italian Villa is quite a hidden gem, as I did not know it existed until just a few years ago. Sitting atop a hill on Lamar Avenue and blanketed behind trees, Annesdale Mansion is a stunning example of 1850s opulence. Built of bricks hand-fired on site, other architectural delights include a four-story square tower, arched french windo...
Bauhaus was a German art school that operated from 1919 to 1933 and combined crafts and fine arts. The term is now used to represent modern architecture that blurs the distinction between form and function.It is noted for its absence of ornamentation and the harmony of aesthetic design and utility. Located on the northeast corner of North Thomas an...
Built for Robert Galloway in 1910, Paisley Hall is considered one of the best examples of early 20thcentury Greek Revival architecture in Memphis. Four massive limestone columns support a two-story front portico. Elaborate interiors, much imported from Europe, include a marble fireplace with an elaborately carved French walnut mantle. According to ...
On Valentine’s Day, 1886, Mollie Fontaine married Dr. William Taylor in a grand wedding at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, followed by a reception in the Fontaine ballroom. Mollie’s father Noland, built a “Victorian Valentine” house for the newlyweds, which was across the street from his home, the Woodruff-Fontaine House. The other remaining Victorian...
Perhaps my favorite structure in the city, Lowenstein House adds a surprising whimsical touch to the Medical District. The square tower with pyramidal roof suggests an Italianate influence, while the arched windows and entrance present a clear Richardson Romanesque touch. A round stained glass window, a veranda with curving, wooden latticework, dec...
Right around the corner from Galloway’s Paisley Hall sits this unique home built in 1923, considered one of the best designs of renowned Memphis architects Jones and Furbringer. Memphis An Architectural Guidenotes the rarities of the home: “The center of the façade looks like an ordinary two-story Colonial. To the left, however, the one-story sunpo...
A top ten Memphis homes list would not be complete without mentioning Ashlar Hall, known to locals as “the Castle.” Sticking out is an understatement. The fortress-like house is built of ashlar stone that was shipped to Memphis on barges from Indiana. Stained glass windows in the stairwell and oak carvings on the foyer mantle were installed by Ital...
Victorian Village near downtown Memphis invites visitors to tour historic homes, enjoy a live music venue and bar/restaurant inside a Victorian-era mansion (Mollie Fontaine Lounge), stay overnight at a luxury bed and breakfast, and more.
Emerson Hough (1857–1923) was an author and journalist who wrote factional accounts and historical novels of life in the American West. His works helped establish the Western as a popular genre in literature and motion pictures.
Emerson Hough was the author of some 34 books and countless magazine articles that were factual accounts and historical novels of life in the American West. Hough was born in Newton, Iowa, on June 28, 1857, to Joseph B. and Elizabeth Hough, who had moved from their native Virginia some five years earlier. He attended public schools in Newton ...
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In his career, he managed to express almost all the ideas of the leading American conservationists. Like George Perkins Marsh, he saw the destruction of the wilderness, of the trees and of the animals, as a human crime and improvidence, and he classed the destroyers as those "hogs who wear human clothes."
