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W.C. Handy Memphis Home and Museum

W.C. Handy Memphis Home and Museum
352 Beale St
Memphis, TN 38103
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King's Court Motel £70 0.1 mi 0.2 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Hampton Inn & Suites Memphis - Beale Street £141 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Doubletree Hotel Memphis Downtown £108 0.2 mi 0.4 km 3 of 5 stars
Benchmark Hotel £85 0.2 mi 0.4 km 3 of 5 stars
Hilton Garden Inn Memphis Southaven £96 10.4 mi 16.7 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Savvis For Hard Rock Cafe 0.0 mi 0.1 km 3 of 5 stars
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“W.C. Handy House Museum” Frommer's
“W.C. Handy's Memphis Home & Museum” Wcities.com
“Memphis Blues: Midnight in the Garden of Good & Even Better” PostcardsForYou.com
“African-American heritage in Memphis” msnbc.msn.com / Frommer's
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #29 of 114 attractions in Memphis
Traveller Description: This tiny shack was once home to "the father of the blues," W.C. Handy.
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Attraction type: Historic home, Other
Address: 352 Beale St Memphis, TN 38103
Tel: 901-522-1556

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“Cute little house”
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2 of 5 stars
greenmtntrail
Arkansas
1 Aug 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

We arrived on the site of the W.C Handy Memphis Home and Museum during the posted hours of operation, but noone was there. We were very dissappointed as we had walked quite a ways in the heat to get there. It looked great. We called the number posted to set up times for large group tours, but noone ever answered... more

“Fascinating”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
22 Nov 2003
1/1 found this review helpful

Songwriter and trumpet player William Christopher Handy lived in this house with his family, but it was in Jeanette Place, Memphis - it was transported to Beale Street late last century. Handy had an office in Beale and wrote many of his best known songs there. We found the memorabilia, artifacts and photos fasciniating and our guide was excellent. Well... more

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W.C. Handy Memphis Home and Museum Address

352 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103
Tel: 901-522-1556