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Woodruff-Fontaine House

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After standing empty for many years, in 1962 the house was acquired and restored by the Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities. In 1971 the Woodruff-Fontaine House and the adjacent James Lee House were listed together on the
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under the title "Lee and Fontaine Houses of the James Lee Memorial". The two houses also are included in the
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Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Tennessee
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee
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National Register of Historic Places in Memphis, Tennessee
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Woodruff-Fontaine House is located in Tennessee
Woodruff-Fontaine House is located in the United States
Memphis, Tennessee
35°8′42″N 90°2′15″W / 35.14500°N 90.03750°W / 35.14500; -90.03750
Victorian Village District
71000835
Memphis
Tennessee
Adams Avenue
Edward C. Jones
Matthias H. Baldwin
Goyer Lee House
National Register of Historic Places
Victorian Village historic district


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"Woodruff-Fontaine House"
Woodruff-Fontaine House website
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