Purchased tickets for Saturday 9-19-2026 for the Guided Tour at 1:30 and there was no one at the house to take us on the Guided Tour. I am from Memphis and had a friend in from Dallas. It was very embarrassing.

Built in 1852, the Mallory-Neely House at 652 Adams Avenue in the Victorian Village district and Adams Avenue Historic District is the oldest surviving residence in Memphis, Tennessee. The 25-room mansion was constructed in the Italianate style as an early Victorian villa. From 1852 to 1969, it was home five different families, including James C. Neely and Barton Lee Mallory. In 1969, the last resident of the house, Daisy Neely-Mallory, died at age 98. According to her wish, the house was deeded to the Daughters, Sons, and Children of the American Revolution. In 1972, the Victorian Village district was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The following year, the mansion was adapted for use as a house museum, featuring the furnishings of the Victorian era. Since 1987, it has been a part of the Pink Palace Family of Museums. Since 2012, the public has been admitted on Fridays and Saturdays. The carriage house serves as a ticket office and the venue for a 20-minute video about the mansion.

Absolutely amazing - we walked up not realizing tickets needed to be purchased online, but as we turned to leave, a docent peeked out and invited us in. (Managed to buy tickets while waiting for others to join the tour.) What opulence, what Victorian over-the-top furnishings, what couldn't you do if you had the means? Ninety-eight percent of the home's interior is original to the house, no small feat for homes like this. Our docents were enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge of the home's history - if I hadn't been with the hubs I would have happily stayed and chatted with them for hours. It's hard to choose where to look, there's just so much beautiful stuff! The dual gas-electric chandeliers, the ornate medallions surrounding them, the hand-carved woodwork, it's a lot to take in. The house doesn't shy away from its unsavory history either, much of this way of life was largely due to the number of slaves owned by the home's proprietor. The house honors those (often nameless) slaves who were the real workers in the families. I highly, highly recommend a tour!

Stopped by to check out this house. Did not think I was going to enjoy, but it was amazing. The tour guide knew an enormous amount of knowledge pertaining to this house. It’s a really cool thing to see.

The house was absolutely gorgeous!!! Our tour guide had tons of information about the families who lived there and Memphis. What I really loved most was that most of the items in the house belonged to the original family making the history even more remarkable and rich. The tour was absolutely fantastic and I would highly recommend to anyone.