Ashlar Hall

Robert B. Snowden studied architecture and graduated from Princeton in 1890. He and he and his wife raised their children in Ashlar Hall. Snowden died in 1942. His wife passed away sometime in the 1950s. Investors bought it in 1957 and in the 1960s it became a restaurant owned by the Grisanti family. Various owners continued to use the building as a restaurant. In 1990, eccentric Memphis millionaire Prince Mongo bought Ashlar Hall and used it as a restaurant and nightclub. Prince Mongo claims that he is from the planet Zambodia and continuously tries to run for mayor. In 2013, he gave the building away to a friend who supposedly was going use it as a non-profit organization for veterans. However, the contractor hired to remove the restaurant equipment also removed some copper and stonework, leaving gaping holes in the facade that have been covered with tarps. Juan Montoya bought Ashlar Hall in 2016 for $59,000.