Victorian Houses of Mississippi

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Although Mississippi’s antebellum architecture has received wide attention, its late nineteenth-century architectural legacy regularly goes unrecognized. In 187 full-color photographs Victorian Houses of Mississippi showcases a choice of 143 houses that exemplify Victorian tastes in residential design. Close-ups of one of the homes reveal the high level of craftsmanship that went into their design and construction along side such specific details as beautiful spindlework, elaborate gable ornamentation, and striking dormers. Equally impressive are the gorgeous pastel colors that a few of the homes still feature.

Architectural historian Richard J. Cawthon summarizes the history of Mississippi’s late Victorian residential architecture and provides captions for Sherry Pace’s photographs. The houses depicted exemplify the Italianate, the Queen Anne, the Gothic Revival, the Second Empire, and the Shingle styles. Many of Mississippi’s major towns and cities are represented, and the entire homes in Victorian Houses of Mississippi are documented by the Historic Preservation Division of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

This photographic survey of Mississippi is a tour of the state on the way to be of interest to somebody who cares about its history and architectural legacy.

Featuring homes in: Aberdeen, Anguilla, Batesville, Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, Blue Mountain, Bogue Chitto, Brookhaven, Canton, Carrollton, Centreville, Clinton, Columbus, Como, Corinth, Crystal Springs, DeSoto, Edwards, Enterprise, Fernwood, Fulton, Gallman, Grenada, Hattiesburg, Hazlehurst, Hernando, Holly Springs, Jackson, Kosciusko, Laurel, Lexington, Macon, Madison, Magnolia, McHenry, Meridian, Moss Point, Natchez, Oxford, Pascagoula, Port Gibson, Rienzi, Ripley, Rosedale, Sardis, Senatobia, Starkville, Vicksburg, Water Valley, Wesson, West, West Point, Winona, Woodville, and Yazoo City

Sherry Pace of Madison County, Mississippi, is a freelance out of doors photographer. Her work has seemed in the Best of Photography Annual 2001. See the photographer’s website at www.sherrypacephotography.com. Richard J. Cawthon is the chief architectural historian at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. He lives in Jackson.

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