West Commerce Street Historic District in Aberdeen, Mississippi is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
West Commerce Street Historic District | |
 Postcard of West Commerce Street in the early 1900s | |
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| Location | 721-919 and 730-900 W. Commerce St., Aberdeen, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 33°49′31″N 88°33′20″W / 33.82528°N 88.55556°W |
| Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
| Built | 1840 to c. 1945 |
| Architectural style | multiple styles |
| MPS | Aberdeen MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 88000128[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 19, 1988 |
It includes properties with street numbers from 721 to 919 on the odd-numbered side of W. Commerce St., and from 730 to 900 on the even-numbered side. It is all residential.[2]
It consists of 14 contributing houses, built between 1840 and c. 1938, and one contributing structure (a garage) and their outbuildings, with two non-contributing structures interspersed. Among these is the Reuben Davis House, which is separately listed on the National Register.[2]
The houses and corresponding structures are:
- 721 W. Commerce (1840), the Mark Prewett House (Panola), Greek Revival
- 727 W. Commerce (c. 1935), Charlie Clark House, Georgian Revival, and its contributing two-story Georgian Revival garage (c. 1935)
- 729 W. Commerce (c. 1915), a 2+1⁄2-story house with porte cochere, with Colonial Revival influence.
- 730 W. Commerce (1840), Col. Abner Prewett House (Prewett Place). 2+1⁄2-story, Greek Revival.
- 732 W. Commerce (1850) Dr. William Alfred Sykes House (The Magnolias). A two-story, Greek Revival. Pivotal. Also contributing are its one-story kitchen and its one-story well house, and a non-contributing other outbuilding.
- 803 W. Commerce (1847/1853) Reuben Davis House (Sunset Hill). This two-story central-hall plan house fronted by a portico with "eight massive fluted Doric columns." Greek Revival. Pivotal.
- 807 W. Commerce (c. 1925) Bungalow.
- 800 W. Commerce (c. 1945) Bungalow influence, non-contributing.
- 806 W. Commerce (c. 1845) John Goodwin House. One-story, brick Greek Revival.
- 810 W. Commerce (c. 1900) Free classic Queen Anne.
- 900 W. Commerce (1905) H. B. Sanders House. A two-story bungalow.
- 901 W. Commerce (c. 1955) 1+1⁄2-story, brick ranch style house, non-contributing.
- 905 W. Commerce (1938) 1+1⁄2-story, five-bay-wide, brick house.
- 915 W. Commerce (1887) The Andrew J. Brown House (The Oaks). 1+1⁄2-story frame house. Free classic Queen Anne. And its (c. 1905) garage, and its (c. 1905) gazebo.
- 919 W. Commerce (c. 1885/1937) The Castle. 1+1⁄2-story house with a polygonal tower. Gothic Revival.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Susan M. Enzweiler (September 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: West Commerce Street Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved October 19, 2016. with one historic photo and 21 from 1986-87
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