Tate County Courthouse

Tate County Courthouse is a historic building constructed in 1875, located at 201 South Ward Street in Senatobia, the county seat of Tate County, Mississippi.[2] The courthouse building operates as a heritage museum, the Tate County Heritage Museum.[3] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 30, 1994;[2] and a Mississippi Landmark since 1984.[1]

Tate County Courthouse
Mississippi Landmark No. 137-SEN-0236-NR-ML[1]
Tate County Courthouse is located in Mississippi
Tate County Courthouse
Location201 South Ward Street,
Senatobia, Tate County, Mississippi, U.S.
Coordinates34°37′00″N 89°57′57″W / 34.61667°N 89.96583°W / 34.61667; -89.96583 (Tate County Courthouse)
Built1875 (1875)
ArchitectJames B. Cook,
J. H. Cocke
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.94000200
USMS No.137-SEN-0236-NR-ML[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1994
Designated USMSApril 24, 1984

The Romanesque style building was designed by architect James B. Cook in 1873, and constructed between 1875 and 1876 by builder J. H. Cocke.[2][4] An annex structure was completed in summer 1999.[5]

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  1. ^ a b "Mississippi Landmarks" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tate County Courthouse". National Park Service. 1994. Retrieved May 13, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  3. ^ "Look Around Mississippi: Senatobia Courthouse Museum". WLBT. April 24, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Suzassippi's Mississippi: Tate County Courthouse". Preservation in Mississippi. August 21, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "Historic Sites in Tate County, Mississippi". Tate County Economic Development Foundation. Retrieved May 14, 2023.