James Lee House (239 Adams Avenue, Memphis)

	James Lee House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The James Lee House in 2012
Location	239 Adams Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°8′49″N 90°2′51″W / 35.14694°N 90.04750°W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1869
NRHP reference No.	78002633
Added to NRHP	October 2, 1978

Location239 Adams Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee

Coordinates35°8′49″N 90°2′51″W / 35.14694°N 90.04750°W

Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)

Built1869

The James Lee House is a historic house in Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.. It was built circa 1869 for James Lee, Sr., the founder of a river steamboat company and an iron works.^[2] It was later inherited by his son, James Lee, Jr., a maritime attorney.^[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 2, 1978.^[3]

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