Tom Lee’s house gets money for restoration
The grant from a $3 million pool of grant funds to 24 sites is the latest by the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to several historic properties in Memphis.
Topic: Klondike Smokey City Community Development Corp.
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July 2025
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May 2025
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On Tom Lee Day, poets embody his spirit and his home becomes historic
A century to the day that Tom Lee rescued 32 people from the Mississippi River, the Memphis hero was honored across the city. “To see a man that did so much so long ago still be recognized today — It’s awesome.”
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Tom Lee Centennial concludes with pop-up museum in Klondike
The museum on the larger history of the Klondike area is in an old bank building on Jackson Avenue, about a block from the house where Tom Lee lived the last 27 years of his life.
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February 2024
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Tom Lee museum, slave market memorial receive national funding
The museum will be a repository of Klondike’s memories, including the untold stories of the people who shaped it, starting with Tom Lee himself.
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December 2022
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City Council passes Klondike tax vote, but residents’ concerns remain
The unanimous Memphis City Council vote approving the tax increment financing district in Klondike follows months of delay. Debates about residents’ displacement and representation will stick around into the new year.
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November 2022
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In absence of owners, neighborhood group sues 25 blighted properties directly
Unlike typical lawsuits, the plaintiff are not seeking monetary damages nor possession of the property. Instead, they are asking a court to deem the blighted sites a public nuisance.
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