Magevney House

Built in 1833, the Magevney home is one of the city's oldest homes, and the only structure still standing from Memphis' pioneering days. It was bought in 1827 by Irish immigrant Eugene Magevney In the shadow of the grand St. Peter's Catholic Church next door, and full of authentic furnishings from the mid-1800s, this is a great place to see what life was like for the middle class during the 19th century. The home was the site of numerous firsts, including the first school in the city and the area's first Catholic mass.