Mallory-Neely House

Just to think, It would have been a five star review if I could have actually went into the house. There was a groupon for 2 tickets for $ 11.which was a $ 9 savings but the timeframe for our visit and their daily hours didn’t mess up for us… so this is the third trip where we can go outside for free and dream about it’s beauty.
They say at the Mallory-​Neely House you step back into time for the Victorian Era. Built circa 1852 and renovated by James Neely family in 1890s. This Italianate Mansion illustrates the Victorian Love of Lavish interior decorations. Visitors enjoy the 40 minute guided tours through the mansion’s first floor reception room and second floor bedchamber. This was home to five families, the house is filled with furniture and decorative objects.

They say it is one of the most preserved and accurate Victorian homes in the country! 98% of the home and furniture are original.
The Mallory-​Neely House was built in 1852 and then renovated in 1883 when James Columbus Neely purchased the home. His daughter, Daisy Mallory, lived there until she died in 1969 at 98. It is 3 stories with a 4 story tower, 16,000 square feet, and 25 rooms! And 2 of the stained glass windows were bought at the 1982 Columbian Exposition in Chicago while some of the gorgeous furniture was bought at the Chinese exhibit at the 1903 World’s Fair in St. Louis.
They are only open Fridays and Saturdays, but don’t let that fool you. They can be BUSY! So busy, in fact, that the staff seems to get a little overwhelmed… and snippy. If you have a free morning or afternoon, I would definitely recommend you pop by there. It is one thing to see a beautiful home, but to hear the stories about the residents is magical!

The Mallory-​Neely home is in the historic Victorian Village near downtown Memphis. The home itself is beautiful. Our tour guide informed us 98% of the home and furnishings are original. The architecture and attention to detail is pristine. Our tour guide’s stories about the home and the family really made it worth while.

This was an awesome experience, I always complain about Memphis, and how there is nothing to do! I made a vow to stop doging my city, and get out and experience what this city has to offer! The Mallory House was great with much history to offer. If you have never visited this place please put it on your to do list!

We had the lucky accident of stopping by on a Friday, one of the two days they happen to be open for a tour (also open on Saturdays).
There were only four of us in the group, plus the tour guide. The tour guide was very interesting and knowledgeable, and gave excellent descriptions not only of the furnishings and architecture, but why the people of the house acted as they did.
According to our tour guide — it was essential to demonstrate how much money you had, without actually having to say it. Example — storing china in cabinets large enough that they were considered a ‘room’, and since you were taxed on how many rooms you had, you could count that when people asked how many rooms (how large) your home was. Another example — having chandeliers that used both gas and electricity (they weren’t sure yet whether that newfangled electricity idea was going to take off-​hah!).
So great to see all the portraits, rooms, and furnishings, but my favorites were the stained glass front door panels, and the two enormous stained glass windows inside. It is amazing to me that they have managed to stay intact.
40-​ish minute tour, and probably one of the best opportunities you’ll get to see one of these stately Millionaires Row mansions from the inside.

Beautiful interior on the ground floor. I was there on the first day that the house had reopened to the public. The restoration looks very expertly done. The guides were not 100% accustomed to the house but I think they will become more so in time. I would have appreciated knowing more information about the art featured throughout the house.