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W C Handy House Museum

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Open Open 11:00-16:00
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352 Beale St, Memphis, TN 38103, United StatesMap
Phone: +1 901-527-3427
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  • dawnaddy2017
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    Shut out…Big disappointment

    Drive to Beale St specifically to see Handy’s home, the birth is the blues. We arrived at 2:30 on a Saturday. There was a sign in the door that said they were out to lunch until 2:00. But the 2 was cr...

    Reviewed on Aug 13, 2022
  • NSouth68
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    Nice little gem of history

    I didn’t know he was the father of blues. It was great learning history about his childhood. What an honor to have a statue in the middle of Beale Street for him.

    Reviewed on Nov 29, 2021
  • peterglassman
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    Small Home and Museum in Memphis

    This house is called a shotgun house, because it is so small you could fire a shotgun through it. If you walk past it and don’t see the sign you would not even notice it. W. C. Handy was not born in t...

    Reviewed on Oct 8, 2019
  • labguides
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    Closed door

    Prior to going to the W C Handy home/museum, we called to make certain they were open. We were told they would be open until 5pm. We told them that we would be there in 45 minutes. When we arrived, th...

    Reviewed on Sep 18, 2018
  • Paul K
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    Interesting Location

    Only a true jazz junky would seek out W. C. Handy's home at the end of Beale Street next to the police station. A nice moment in history placed in a location that is accessible.

    Reviewed on Apr 16, 2018
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