8 , 1 0 0 - square - foot ▁home ▁was ▁constructed ▁by ▁William ▁Har sson ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 . ▁Har sson ' s ▁daughter , ▁Laura , ▁married ▁Charles ▁Wes ley ▁Go yer , ▁who ▁bought ▁the ▁house ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁Go yer ▁had ▁it ▁expanded ▁by ▁the ▁architecture ▁firm ▁of ▁Edward ▁C ul li att ▁Jones ▁and ▁Matth ias ▁H . ▁Bald win ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 , ▁after ▁seeing ▁their ▁work ▁in ▁design ing ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁Wood ru ff - Font aine ▁House . ▁ ▁James ▁Lee , ▁a ▁river bo at ▁captain ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁educated ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁University , ▁bought ▁the ▁house ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁James ▁Lee ▁Memorial ▁Art ▁Academy , ▁a ▁prede cess or ▁of ▁the ▁M emph is ▁College ▁of ▁Art ▁( former ly ▁the ▁M emph is ▁Academy ▁of ▁Art ). ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁M emph is ▁took ▁ownership ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁After ▁the ▁art ▁school ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁location ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁the ▁house ▁was ▁vac ant ▁for ▁many ▁years . ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁Canadian ▁ind ie ▁rock ▁group ▁Tokyo ▁Police ▁Club ▁in ▁a ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁song ▁" In ▁a ▁C ave ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁empty ▁house ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁new ▁private ▁own ers . ▁The