The owner of historic but troubled Ashlar Hall says he will move forward with plans to redevelop the property into a veterans center as questions continue to swirl around the state of the building, located at 1397 Central Ave.

2. Proposal Surfaces for Ashlar Hall - Saturday, July 26, 2014

Ashlar Hall could get new life as a help center for military veterans, according to a recent report.

A team that includes Jerome Hardaway, owner and operator of Frago, a nonprofit startup that takes an active approach to veteran transition, is exploring turning the vacant Midtown mansion into a facility offering veteran-based transition classes, according to a post at Choose 901.

3. Proposal Surfaces for Ashlar Hall - Friday, July 25, 2014

Ashlar Hall could get new life as a help center for military veterans, according to a recent report.

A team that includes Jerome Hardaway, owner and operator of Frago, a nonprofit startup that takes an active approach to veteran transition, is exploring turning the vacant Midtown mansion into a facility offering veteran-based transition classes, according to a post at Choose 901.

4. Ashlar Hall Owner Hopeful for Building’s Rehab - Wednesday, May 21, 2014

The owner of Ashlar Hall says he would like to pursue renovation of the Midtown mansion and hopes he can find multiple tenants to fill the rehabilitated building, which would help offset the cost of repairs.

5. Comic Convention Drops Ashlar Hall Plans - Friday, May 16, 2014

The Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention says it no longer wants to be part of Ashlar Hall’s future under terms proposed by the building’s current owner.

Joe Thordarson, founder of the fantasy convention, said disagreements over how much Ashlar Hall’s current owner, Kenny Medlin, wanted to charge in rent led him to withdraw from the process.

6. Potter Upholds Ashlar Hall Transfer - Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Environmental Court Judge Larry Potter, reversing a previous decision, upheld a 2013 transfer of Ashlar Hall from Robert “Prince Mongo” Hodges to an acquaintance who wants to turn the stately but decaying property into a home for military veterans.

7. Judge Approves Transfer of Ashlar Hall - Saturday, March 1, 2014

Environmental Court Judge Larry Potter, reversing a previous decision, upheld a 2013 transfer of Ashlar Hall from Robert “Prince Mongo” Hodges to an acquaintance who wants to turn the stately but decaying property into a home for military veterans.

8. Competing Bidders Emerge for Ashlar Hall - Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Two people that had once considered teaming up to acquire and renovate crumbling Ashlar Hall are going their separate ways.

Joe Thordarson, founder of the Memphis Comic and Fantasy Convention, and Ty Cobb, founder of the nonprofit Have a Standard Foundation, said this week that they are now pursuing separate plans to gain control of the Midtown mansion.

9. Court Invalidates Ashlar Hall Transfer - Monday, January 27, 2014

Environmental Court Judge Larry Potter has invalidated Robert “Prince Mongo” Hodges’ November transfer of Ashlar Hall to acquaintance Kenny Medlin, after Medlin did not produce a plan for rehabilitating the property.

10. Competing Claims - Thursday, January 16, 2014

The future of Ashlar Hall has become nearly as unpredictable as its eccentric former proprietor, Robert “Prince Mongo” Hodges.

A Monday, Jan. 13, hearing before Environmental Court Judge Larry Potter did little to clear the air surrounding a November transfer of the 1397 Central Ave. property and competing claims over its future.

11. Archived Article: Comm Briefs - Friday, October 30, 1998
Williams Sonoma presented St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital with an $8,000 doantion its Memphis-area employees raised through local fund-raising efforts. The International Paper Company Foundation will contribute $150,000 to Youth Villages over t...

12. Archived Article: Graph - Friday, September 26, 1997
Business Address Business Licenses The owner of three video rental stores in Memphis is opening a combination video store and pizza café on Mud Island at Harbor Town with two other partners. Other business licenses issu...