Status: Preserved
Address: 2106 Young Avenue, Memphis
Built: 1898
Architectural Style: Frame Queen Anne
Original Function/Purpose: Residential
History: The Captain Harris House is a rare example of the Queen Anne style executed in frame. It is also significant for its ties to William Faulkner and American literature. The house was built in 1898 by real estate developer Frank Trimble, but was purchased in 1900 by Captain C.L. Harris. Harris was one of three owners of a railroad line, along with “Colonel” William C. Falkner (as he spelled it) and R.J. Thurmond (Harris’s son-in-law). A falling-out among the partners led to Thurmond’s shooting and killing Falkner in Ripley, Mississippi. Thurmond was acquitted, but the event featured in the writings of Falkner’s great-grandson William Faulkner. The house faced west but was turned to face Young Avenue in 1925. Four generations of the Harris family lived in the house. The house is still a residence, now also featuring an Airbnb apartment.
City Council District: 4
Super District: 8
County Commission District: 10