This weekend: 2 chances to visit this landmark E. Fay Jones house

Rear view of the Hunter House showing the stone terrace off the living room. The dining room is to the right and the bedroom wing to the left.

I am aware of only two residences in Tennessee designed by E. Fay Jones, and one was demolished recently, leaving only this treasure. Come see it yourself this weekend during two open houses.

Saturday, May 14
Sunday, May 15
1-3pm
5715 Sycamore Grove Lane, Memphis TN 38120

4 Bedrooms
3.1 Total Baths
1.12 Acres
$1,375,000

This home boasts 4300 sq ft of modern living space wth an additional flex room and an office or media room on the lower level. Soaring windows invite the outside in along with the cantilevered ceilings making the rooms feel light and airy. The seller put great care into the restoration of this home, including restoring the cabinetry in the kitchen to its former glory and replacing the kitchen & bath countertops with quartzite. Listed by Lauren Harkins Wiuff and Stephanie Sheahan of Ware Jones Realtors. View listing details here.

From the Mid Century Modern Tennessee profile:

"In the early 1960s, the Hunters went to Fayetteville, Arkansas to meet with Jones and ask him to design them a house. Jones was reticent. He preferred to supervise his builds, but given that Memphis was roughly ~320 miles away, that would be impossible. After some discussion, the Hunters convinced Jones to design them a house in Memphis by promising him they’d “get a fine, conscientious builder so [Jones] could show [the builder] how he drew on a grid system.” Jones recalled, “It gave me a little confidence to do work farther from home.”

But before he would draw any plans, Jones asked the Hunters to keep journals about how they lived and what they did every day, so he could discover what was important to them. Dr. Hunter put it this way, “[Jones] said ‘I don’t want to know how many bathrooms you want.’ He wanted a philosophy of [our] life.” Chief among the Hunter’s desire were unrestricted vision to the outdoors, the ability to watch the weather change, and a house that brought the outside inside."

Can't attend the open huse? View the virtual tour.