Show TO SAVE JEFFERSON DAVIS HOME memphis house to be memorial for TWO wars memphis the old old home of jefferson davis lu in this city Is to be repaired and preserved as a twofold two fold memorial of the civil war and the world war the quaint old structure Is to be maintained in its original plan and design lit in the midst of a small group of mansions mans ions of other days which still stand in the heart of the downtown district veterans of the world war have sponsored the movement which has as its object not only the preservation of thel the davis home for the historical value of its civil war associations ciati clat ions ons but also to give g ive memphis post no 1 american legion a home that Is to serve as a memorial to world war dead jefferson davis lived in memphis two years jears during the reconstruction period ills home was located at what Is now court avenue and fourth street almost within a stones throw of main alain street the house was the center of 0 the cites social activity during the brief period the ex president of the confederacy and his family lived here but when davis moved away the dwelling was permitted to fall into decay and as the business district pushed eastward from the river it became enmeshed in a crowded district of business structures the legions appeal tor for funds has found ready response among the people of memphis and in the surrounding territory the legion asked tor for with which to buy tho the property and pay for its repair the major portion of the sum su m has been paid in and the first two payments have been made purchase price of the property i I 1 |