$5.95 Million Tennessee Estate Inspired by the Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto, Japan

$5,950,000 | 1963 | 6 Beds | 9 Baths | 3.97 Acres

Complete privacy on this 4.3 acre property. Home offers vast living space on one floor and architecture inspired by the Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto, Japan. The house has 6 bedrooms, 6 ensuite bathrooms, three-car carport accessed via a loop driveway, a new cedar shake roof, wide plank hardwood flooring, five fireplaces, Tea House for enjoyment by the pool, two Entrances off of Shady Grove. Seller has subdivided property into 2 parcels, Parcel 2 – 2.3ac future development. Parcel 1.9ac house.

This iconic Estate is located at a prominent address in East Memphis, the home is close to the city’s most important business addresses. This home was inspired by one of the masterpieces of world architecture, THE IMPERIAL VILLA IN KYOTO, JAPAN. It is suffused with natural light & perfectly integrated into its setting, the house captures the essence of Katura. 909 Shady Grove Rd is effortlessly elegant. Bruno Tout put it perfectly “If one stays there for 3 days its architecture after 3 days poetry.”

Mikki Duffey • mikkiduffey@gmail.com
Crye-Leike, Inc.
Photography Credit: Crye-Leike, Inc.

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