Tom Lee’s house gets money for restoration
Tom Lee’s house at 923 N. Mansfield St. is owned by the Klondike Smokey City Community Development Corp. The CDC is getting part of a $3 million pool of grant funds from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to develop a plan for a cultural center in the house. (Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian)
The grant from a $3 million pool of grant funds to 24 sites is the latest by the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to several historic properties in Memphis.
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