Dr. Christopher M. Roulhac House of Memphis, Tennessee

The Dr. Christopher M. Roulhac House, located at 810 McLemore Street in Memphis, Tennessee, was built in 1914. The eclectic American Four Square was originally home to the Halpern family, but in 1926, the Roulhac family moved into the home.

Dr. Roulhac graduated from Howard University Medical School in 1910 and moved to Memphis in 1913. He was a surgeon at Mercy Hospital and served as a medical examiner for the Universal Life Insurance Company. He also taught at the University of West Tennessee and was a trustee for Owen College.

Alma Rouhlac Booth, Dr. Rouhlac’s daughter, lived in the home until 2005. In an article about the house, she reminisced about how she was so entranced with a dollhouse replica in the backyard that she was excited about moving into the house. After Mrs. Booth moved, the home was sold to a couple who opened a bed and breakfast. Unfortunately, it looks like it closed in 2016.

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

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