Special
thanks to Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes
for
much of the information and photos on this page.
Aldan Hall House,
ca. 1839-1848, 901 7th Ave. North, Columbus; This Greek Revival home
was built by John Topp, one of the first truustees of the Columbia Female
Institues. The townhouse of four rooms with a
center stair hall
was enlarged by the addition of a Federal-style portico with two octagonal
columns and a west wing. (source
and Pilgrimage brochure) |
| Amzi Love House,
ca. 1848, 305 South Seventh Street, Columbus. Was occupied by six
generations of descendants of the orginal builder; now a Bed and
Breakfast. (photo courtesy Library of
Congress; photo courtesy Kenneth and
Jackie Rhodes) (source) |
| Arbor House,
ca. 1841, 518 College St., Columbus. This house 'within a house'
was expanded to a two-story Italianate design townhouse. The inner house
survives, completely restored in 1994 and is now a Bed & Breakfast
Inn. (source Pilgrimage brochure; photo courtesy
Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes) |
| Banks House see
White Arches |
Barry Place/House, 506
4th St. South, Columbus; National Register
Cira 1840. Known for its fine
millwork, the Italianate two-story house features the original cypress
beams and heart-pine flooring. Barry became speaker of the House of Representatives
of Mississippi and presded over the 1860 Mississippi Secession Convention.
(source: Pilgrimage brochure) |
| Bellemont, Neilson
Road, Columbus vicinity (photo courtesy
Library of Congress) |
| Brownrigg-Harris-Kennebrew
House (aka Temple Heights); 9th St N, Columbus |
| Camellia Place,
416 North Seventh Street, Columbus; built in 1847; original
red painted tin roof. Named due to the shrubs in the yard, (photo
courtesy Library of Congress; photo courtesy
Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes) (source: Pilgrimage brochure) |
| Cartney - Hunt
House, built in 1828. 408 7th St. South, Columbus. The
oldest brick house in North Mississippi and one of the few examples of
the Federal period architecture in the area. Winner of many coveted restoration
awards, and today is a Bed & Breakfast Inn. (source: Pilgrimage
brochure; photo1,
photo2
courtesy Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes) |
| (The) Cedars; Military
Rd, Columbus (photo courtesy Library of
Congress) |
| Church of the
Annunciation, Columbus, oldest Catholic Church in NE Mississippi. (photo1,
photo2
courtesy Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes) |
| Cox-Uithoven House
(aka Cedar Ridge Plantation; Cox House; The Dutch Village); Old Aberdeen
Rd, Columbus (photo courtesy Library
of Congress) |
| Errolton House,
ca.
1848, 216 3rd Avenue South, Columbus. National Register. Built
in the 1840s. Errolton boasts double parlors with twin pier mirrors which
reflect the beautiful chandeliers into infinity. It is enclosed by the
original cast iron fence and home to a ghost named Miss Nellie, (who died
in 1930...from internet info. Source: Pilgrimage brochure) |
| (William E.) Ervin House
(aka Liberty Hall; Ervin-Armstrong-Fowler House); Armstrong Rd/Rt 4, Columbus |
| Fort House,
ca. 1833, 510 7th St. North, Columbus, Greek Revival with a Gothic arch.
Jib windows open from the parlor onto identical front and side porticos.
(source: Pilgrimage brochure) (photo
courtesy of Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes) |
| Flynn House,
Columbus (photo courtesy Library of
Congress) |
| Franklin Academy,
Columbus (photo courtesy Library
of Congress), |
| Franklin Square
(aka Pratt House), Columbus (photo
courtesy Library of Congress) |
| (Kenneth) Gatchell House;
College St, Columbus |
| Harris-Banks House
see White Arches |
| (The) Haven,
buiilt in 1843 by Isaac Williams and his brother, Thomas, freed men
of color. Isaac was a laborer and a slave trader, and Thomas was a blacksmith.Columbus.
312 2nd St. North, Columbus. (source: Pilgrimage brochure)
(photo 1,
photo
2 courtesy Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes) |
Harrison-Imes
House, ca. 1840; 419 9th Street North, Columbus;
Built by Thomas
Blewett for his daughter, Regina and James Harrison, lawyer and politician.
It was the site of the 1865 marriage of Stephen D. Lee and Regina Harrison
Lee. (source) |
| Hickory Sticks; 7th
St, Columbus. |
| Homewood,
ca. 1836, Columbus; Original location 702 Main Street; moved to 800
2nd St. South in 1975. Pillars on the portico heightened during the
after-move reconstruction. (photo
courtesy Library of Congress; photo courtesy
Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes) |
| Jones-Banks-Leigh House
(aka Leighcrest); Seventh St N, Columbus |
| (CSA General Stephen D.)
Lee House (aka Blewett-Harrison- Lee House); 7th St, Columbus (photo1,
photo2,
courtesy Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes; photo3
courtesy Library of Congress) (source) |
| Lehmquen,
ca. 1838. 613 2nd St. South, Columbus. Raised cottage, only virgin
heart timbers were used in its construction; surrounded by landscaped
gardens. (source Pilgrimage brochure) (photo
courtesy of Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes) |
Leighcrest Garden,
ca.
1840, 824 7th St. North, Columbus. National Register. Circa 1840.
The gardens contain fascinating Southern
plants not usually
found in modern gardens. Featured during annual Spring Pilgrimage. (addt'l
info from Columbus, MS website: This lovely setting serves as a memorial
to Martha Leigh who restored the original garden. It was acquired by the
Leigh family in 1870. A refreshing
garden fountain
and lily pond are features of the beautiful, blooming garden.)(source:
Pilgrimage brochure) (photo 1, photo
2 courtesy of Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes) |
| Liberty Hall Plantation,
built 1835 by William Ethelbert Ervin |
| Lindamood Building (House)
of Palmer Home for Children (aka Palmer Home); 11th Ave S, Columbus
(photo courtesy Library of Congress) |
| Magnolia Hill,
1106 12th St. North, Columbus, raised cottage was built in 1825 of hand-hewn
logs with random width pine flooring. It contains many of the original
hand-blown glass window panes. (source Pilgrimage brochure; photo
courtesy Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes) |
| (Charles) McLaran House
(aka Riverview); 2nd St S, Columbus |
Mississippi State
College for Women, College Street, Columbus.
Odest state-supported
school for women in the U.S, founded in 1884. Twenty-four buildings on
this campus are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
(source Pilgrimage brochure; photo1,
photo2photo3
courtesy Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes) |
| Old Fort House (aka
Thermerlaine); Seventh St N, Columbus |
| Riverview (aka
Burris House), 514 South Second Street, Columbus; 1847-1851, is built
with 11 1/2 poound brick and identical front and rear entrances. Inside
a graceful spiral staircase ristes to a cupola with floor-to-ceiling stained
glass windows and a captain's walk. The plasterwork in this home is renowned
for its elegance. Built as the residence for Colonel Charles McLaran, at
the time of completion, Riverview and its house covered an entire city
block. (source: Pilgrimage brochure) (photo
courtesy Library of Congress; photo courtesy
Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes) |
| Rosedale (aka W.W.
Topp House); ca. 1856. 1523 9th St. South, Columbus; This home
is considered one of he finest examples of Italianate architecture in Mississippi.
Rosedale's colorful, design-perfect interior is often the subject of articles
and reviews. The home features the nation's largest furniture collection
by American craftsman John Henry Belter.(photo
courtesy Library of Congress) (source: Pilgrimage Brochure, and source) |
| Rosewood Manor,
ca. 1835; 719 7th St. North, Columbus, built on a hill because low
places were considered unhealthy. Rosewood manor was built for a Yankee
bride who would not occupy it. She said vapors were unhealthy and went
North again. (source Pilgrimage brochure;
photo
courtesy Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes) |
| Sanders House,
Columbus vicinity (photo courtesy
Library of Congress) |
| ShadowLawn,
built
1860 by wealthy merchant; 1024
College Street, Columbus. Recently restored. (photo
courtesy Library of Congress; photo
courtesy Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes)
(source) |
| Shields Plantation,
previous owner: Charles Shields |
| Sims-Brown House (aka
Sunnyside); 9th St N, Columbus |
Snowdoun/Snowden (aka
John Marshall Billups Home); 906 3rd Ave North, Columbus; National
Register. Crca 1854 and home of Jefferson Davis during his campaign
for the U. S. Senate. It is designed around
an octagonal center hall.
The rooms opening off the hall are square with triangular closets. Its
seven porches are reached by jib windowns which open out at the bottom
to serve as doors. Tours available during
Columbus Heritage. (photo
courtesy Library of Congress)(source: Pilgrimage brochure) |
| St. Pauls Episcopal
Church, Columbus, completed in 1858 and has a signed Tiffany window.
Exquisite stained glass windows which depict the most important happenings
in the life of Christ, beginning with the Nativity. The director of this
church in the early 1900s was the grandfather of playwright Tennessee Williams.
(source: pilgrimage brochure; photo1,
photo2,
photo3,
photo4
courtesy Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes) |
| Sykes-Leigh House (aka
Rosewood Manor; Fairleigh Manor); 7th St N, Columbus |
| Symons House (aka Corner
Cottage); 4th Ave S, Columbus |
Temple Heights,
ca. 1837 - TEMPLE HEIGHTS:
515 9th St. North,
Columbus; National Register. Circa 1837. Fourteen Doric columns
march around three sides with four stories tall with two rooms and a hall
on each floor. Open for tours year-round and during
Pilgrimage.
Columbus (photo courtesy Library
of Congress) (source: Pilgrimage brochure) |
Tennessee Williams
Home, Columbus; Williams was born in Columbus, Mar 26, 1911 when his
grandfather was the rector at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
(photo
courtesy Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes.) |
| Thermerlaine,
510 North Seventh Street, Columbus (photo
courtesy LIbrary of Congress) |
| (Pratt) Thomas
House, ca. 1833, Columbus. (photo
courtesy Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes) |
| Twelve Gables,
ca. 1838, 220 South Third Street, Columbus (photo
courtesy Library of Congress; photo1,
photo2
courtesy Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes) (source) |
| Waverly House,
ca. 1852, 1852 Waverely Mansion Road, Columbus. (source) |
| Weaver Place (aka Errolton);
3rd Ave S, Columbus (photo courtesy
Library of Congress) |
| White Arches
House, aka "Columbus Eclectic", aka Harris-Banks House, ca. 1857; 7th
Ave S, Columbus (source;
photo
courtesy Kenneth and Jackie Rhodes) (photo
1; photo 2 courtesy Library
of Congress) |
| Whitehall,
607 3rd St. South, Columbus; Circa 1843. This pillared mansion was
built near the street although the property extended over an entire city
block, including gardens, stables and servants' quarters. During the Civil
War, it served as a hospital for Confederate Soldiers. (photo
courtesy Library of Congress; source: Pilgrimage brochure) |
| Woodward House,
Columbus (photo courtesy LIbrary
of Congress) |
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