Built in 1871 along “Millionaire Row” occupied by prominent families whose wealth was built from carriage building to railroads, cotton and banking. In 1961 it was opened as a museum.
In Utah we are accustomed to”funeral potatoes”, but here they had “funeral cookies” for all who came to the wake.They were wrapped in fancy paper along with uplifting biblical quotes.
We have seen several “hair wreaths”, and the Victorians turned it into an art form.It could be made from the deceased or from several family members.
The open end at the top signifies going toHeaven
The grand entrance and stairway 
up to the cupola on the third floor-widows walk
A long ways down!
Note the size of the Memphis Telephone Directory in 1894
One of the stranger customs in that time was the “Post Mortem Photography”
Widow's Walk at the top
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