Landmark Memphis mansion Ashlar Hall for sale at $3 million
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Landmark Memphis mansion Ashlar Hall for sale at $3 million
The asking price is $3 million, according to the listing on Zillow. Robert Brinkley Snowden, a former owner of Memphis’ Peabody Hotel, designed and built it as his family’s home in 1896. The house at 1397 Central Avenue features six bedrooms, four bathrooms, 40 parking spaces, and over 11,000 square feet of living space. It was converted into a restaurant run by the Grisanti family in the 1960s and was used as a restaurant and nightclub until the 1990s.
The asking price is $3 million, according to the listing on Zillow, which went live this week.
“A once-in-a-generation opportunity to own Memphis’ most photogenic address, an instantly marketable venue or an incomparable city estate,” states the listing
The house at 1397 Central Avenue features six bedrooms, four bathrooms, 40 parking spaces, and over 11,000 square feet of living space.
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Ashlar Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Robert Brinkley Snowden, a former owner of Memphis’ Peabody Hotel and great-grandson of the hotel’s founder, designed and built it as his family’s home in 1896.
2017 tour: Ashlar Hall’s new owner hopes to restore historic landmark soon
Art glass windows in the staircase of Ashlar Hall before renovations (David Royer) Looking down from the second floor inside Ashlar Hall before renovations(David Royer) Acurved bay window (David Royer) Ornate carvings in the central parlor (David Royer) Faces carved into stone on the front porch (David Royer) The rear of Ashlar Hall, facing Lamar before renovations(David Royer)
It was converted into a restaurant run by the Grisanti family in the 1960s and was used as a restaurant and nightclub until the 1990s, most famously as Prince Mongo’s Castle.
Prince Mongo, an eccentric perennial mayoral candidate who claims to be from the planet Zambodia, was cited by code inspectors for his “artwork” displays outside the club and turned over the keys to the building in 2013.
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In 2016, contractor and real estate investor Juan Montoya snapped up Ashlar Hall for $59,000 after a renovation attempt by a previous owner stalled and ran afoul of the city’s blight ordinance.
That previous project was halted by Environmental Court Judge Larry Potter after a person leasing the space for a restaurant removed part of the roof and copper and stone from the exterior.
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