| Airliewood (aka Coxe-Dean), built
1859 by F.W. Rittlemeyer for William Henry Coxe replicating a Swiss chalet. Mr. Coxe was
married to Amelia Brailsford, a descendant of General William Moultrie of the Revolutionary
War. General Grant used this home as his headquarters during the Civil War; 109 Salem Ave,
Holly Springs (photo courtesy of American Memory Project,
Library of Congress) |
| Alexander-Tyson Home, built 1830,
purchased by Robert Burrell Alexander in 1830. |
| Alicia, built 1833; Chulahoma St,
Holly Springs. (photo) |
| Anderson Cottage, built 1851; Walthall
St, Holly Springs |
| Anderson's, built 1847 |
| Athenia (formerly known as Clapp-Fant
House) built 1840s – A Georgian Colonial built of slave-made brick for Judge Clapp who
escaped capture during a Northern raid by hiding in the hollow of the columns supporting the
front veranda roof. Gen. A.M. West purchased the home after the war. Holly Springs |
| Athenia Plantation, built 1850s –
home of Henry Alexander Jones and the Lumpkin-Jones families (prominent landowners in southern
Marshall County) – it is now demolished and was located 2 ½ miles south of Holly
Springs. (architectural
drawing; newspaper
article) |
| Athey Place (aka Heritage), built 1872
by Major James N. Hill on land purchased from Ah La Chubby, an Indian. |
| Austin Moore Home, built 1840; Red
Banks |
| Autry Place |
| Ayataia, built 1839; Maury St,
Holly Springs |
| (Dr. Isham G.) Bailey House, (aka
Cedar Lane Farm) Early Grove Rd, Lamar |
| Belvedere, built 1858, Randolph St,
Holly Springs |
| Best Cabin, built ca 1835; Red Banks.
(photo) |
| Bolling/Gatewood, built 1858, Randolph
St, Holly Springs |
| (Dr. F.C.) Boatner House, Potts Camp.
(Source: 1913-14 Catalogue of Potts Camp High School)
(photo, courtesy of
Sylvia Akin) |
| Bonner Home (aka Bonner-Belk), built
1858 by Dr. Charles Bonner, whose oldest daughter, Sherwood (1849-1883) was born here. She was
a writer of Southern dialect stories. General Ord occupied the home during the Civil War.
Source of picture: "PUBLICATIONS OF THE MISSISSIPPI HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Vol. VII"
, Franklin L. Riley, Editor. Published for the society in Oxford, MS, 1903.
Courtesy of Cheryl Berthelsen. Salem Ave, Holly Springs. (photo)
|
| Box Hill, built 1830, Chulahoma St,
Holly Springs (photo; sign
) |
| Bradford Place, built 1839, Van Dorn
Ave, Holly Springs |
| Brittenum Home, built 1853. It was
one of the first houses built in Mt. Pleasant and is more than 100 years old; located southwest
corner of the town square, Mt. Pleasant |
| Bryant, built 1853, Gholson Ave,
Holly Springs |
| Cedar Crest, built ca 1848 by Captain
G.C. Adams who sold it to James Wells in 1853. The Power family purchased the home between
1873 and 1885.
(info) |
| Cedarhurst (aka Sherwood Bonner
House), built 1857 by Dr. Charles Bonner, father of Sherwood Bonner. The Hon. W.A. Belk,
statesman, educator, and judge purchased the home from the Bonners. 103 Salem Ave, Holly
Springs (photo courtesy of American Memory
Project, Library of Congress) |
| Chalmers Institute, Chulahoma Ave,
Holly Springs |
| Christ Episcopal Church, built 1839
and completed 1857 was built on the site of the old St. Joseph Church, which was moved to the
present site on College Avenue. It has hand carved woodwork in its Gothic ceiling design and
carved pews. The church has a slave gallery in the form of the balcony and the bell towers is
not always in use anymore. In the 1870s, Holly Springs received gas before the surrounding
towns and the only original gaslight fixtures in town still in use are in the Episcopal
Church, the Presbyterian loft and Grey Gables, which are now electrified. Originally, they
could be pulled down and lit. Reference: The South Reporter,
November 21, 1991 article written by Lois Swanee. Randolph St, Holly Springs
(photo courtesy of American Memory Project, Library of
Congress) |
| Christ Episcopal Rectory, built 1885;
Randolph St, Holly Springs |
| Cloverland Plantation, built 1848
- now demolished, home of Robert H. & Martha Pegues Wall. The image of Cloverland was
preserved by the late Hugh H. Rather, Jr., Architect. This drawing may not be reproduced
without the permission of the Hugh H. Rather, Jr. family. Cloverland was located east of
Hudsonville on the Sylvestria plantation and 6 miles NE of Holly Springs.
(architectural drawing)
|
| Collins Cottage, built 1840, Randolph
St, Holly Springs |
| Colonsay Cottage, built 1840, College
St, Holly Springs |
| Coopwood, built 1899 |
| Crump Place, built 1836 by Samuel
McCorkle (related to the Rather family), first banker in the county and first land
commissioner to the Indians. It is the birthplace of E.H. Crump, U.S. Congressman in
Tennessee and mayor of Memphis, whose mother lived in this home until her death at age 98 in
1940. Her great-uncle was Samuel McCorkle. She was born at the family plantation, The Lodge,
on Old Sylvestria Road in 1842. The Randolph Holt family also lived in Crump Place after
the Crumps. It is owned by the Woods. Source: The South Reporter,
November 30, 2000, Section 2, Page 1. Gholson St, Holly Springs.
(photo) |
| Cuffawa, built 1832, Chulahoma St,
Holly Springs |
| Custer House, built 1845, Randolph
St, Holly Springs |
| Dancy/McDermott House, built 1839,
College St, Holly Springs |
| (The Old) Depot & Hotel, built
1859, Van Dorn Ave, Holly Springs |
| Doxey Cottage, built 1840, Chulahoma
St, Holly Springs |
| Dunvegan (aka Norfleet-Cochran Place),
built 1845 by J.P. Norfleet. The land was purchased Jan 3, 1845 and sold on Sep 28, 1861 to
James Jarrell House (Book Y, 488) who sold it to Phillip Pointer, son of Dr. David Pointer.
Phillip Pointer sold the house in 1870 to John T. Brown of Waterford. Mr. Brown sold it in
1876 to Captain Sam Franck who sold it to Thomas F. Sigman. Samuel Vadah Cochran purchased
it from the Sigmans on Oct 12, 1920. Source: Old Timer Press, June
1983. Gholson St, Holly Springs |
| Farewood,
(photo) |
| Featherston Place (aka McEwen-
Featherston Place; Featherston-Buchanan Place), built 1834 by Alexander C. & Elizabeth
McEwen; Craft St, Holly Springs |
| Fennel-Hogan, built 1827 |
| Finley-Dunlap Cottage, built 1840,
Van Dorn Ave, Holly Springs |
| Finley Place, (aka Shuford Place)
built 1854-56 by Mrs. Rufus Jones, designed by Spires Bolling. It was purchased in 1906 by
the Finley family. Currently owned by the Audubon Society. Falconer Ave, Holly Springs.
(Source: The South Reporter - Pilgrimage Edition, April 15, 2004)
|
| First Presbyterian Church, built 1836
|
| First United Methodist Church, built
1849; It has been used as a courthouse (when it burned during the Civil War), as a hospital
during the Yellow Fever epidemic, again for the courthouse (during renovation in 1927), as a
school (when it burned in the 1920s), and again as a school in 1968 when Marshall Academy used
it for classrooms. Also, it has been used by clubs and organizations as well as a church. A
hundred years ago the Christmas custom was to have a Christmas tree lighted with candles. It
again caught on fire but fortunately was squelched in time and ended the custom. The Pilcher
organ is the original and was one of four Pilchers in town. Others are in the Presbyterian and
Episcopal churches and one was in the beautiful little auditorium of the Mississippi Synodical
College, which was torn down in 1945 to make an empty lot. The three remaining organs sound
great and are still in use. The land was given to the church by Mr. Robert B. Alexander, a
prominent citizen of that day. Reference: The South Reporter,
Nov 21, 1991 article written by Lois Swanee. Van Dorn Ave, Holly Springs
|
| Fite House (aka McCutchan House), built
1906; Byhalia |
| Fleur-De-Lis, built 1850; Memphis
St, Holly Springs |
| Fort Daniel Hall (aka Craft-Daniel)
built 1850 by Hugh Craft. It was headquarters of Federal Colonel Murphy during Van Dorn's raid.
Memphis St, Holly Springs
(photo) |
| Franck Place, built ca 1855 |
| French House, built 1910 for Dr Fitch;
Byhalia |
| G.C. Goodman Home, built 1840 by
Henry Moore. It was set afire during the Civil War, but Mrs. Eliza Moore extinguished the
flames. Red Banks |
| Galena Plantation, built 1845 by
Mathew James Coxe (1819-86), who also built the "Airliewood" mansion
in Holly Springs in 1858. The image of Galena was preserved by the late Hugh H. Rather, Jr.,
Architect, which may not be reproduced without the permission of the Hugh H. Rather, Jr.
family. Mr Rather also drew a floor plan from a sketch by Moultrie Lacey who lived here
during the 1920s & 30s with his mother, 2 brothers, and grandmother. Tom & Moultrie
Lacey later farmed this plantation's land for several years. The Laceys were related to the
Coxe family. Mrs. L. A. (Chesley) Smith Jr. took photos of this home while it was still
standing, which preserved its appearance for posterity. Galena was located near Hwy #4 West
when it was still standing.
(info;
architectural drawing)
|
| (Martha) Gardner Home, built 1849 by
John Etheldred Gardner (originally from VA, his wife from IL; they were married in TN in 1809).
This home burned down years ago and was located in Red Banks. |
| Gatewood-Bolling, built 1853 by Spires
Boling, it now houses the Ida B. Wells Art Gallery and Museum. Ida B. Wells' family lived in
this house and she may have been born here. Originally on this site was the home of William
Randolph, founding father of Holly Springs, whose home burned in 1857. Holly Springs |
| Greenwood, built 1838 – Plantation
once owned by the Hull family and the Alfred Brooks family. Craft St, Holly Springs |
| Grey Gables, (aka Nelson Place)
built early 1830s by Morris Hatchel and originally owned by W. S. Randolph; it was purchased
in 1870 by James House. College Ave, Holly Springs. (Source: The South Reporter
- Pilgrimage Edition, April 15, 2004)
(photo)
(photo courtesy of American Memory Project, Library of
Congress) |
| Greystone, built ca 1840. It was the
home of Dr. F.W. Dancy, physician of Holly Springs. (Source: The South Reporter
- Dec 15 2001); Holly Springs |
| (The) Hall, this school was built
prior to 1855; it was razed in 1903 and a new school was erected in 1904. Mt. Pleasant.
Source: "Hometown Mississippi", James Brieger, 1997. |
| Hamilton Place, built 1838; Mason St
Holly Springs |
| Hamilton-Harris House, built 1900;
College St, Holly Springs |
| Hamner House, built 1850; Memphis St,
Holly Springs |
| Happy Hill Plantation, built ca 1832,
It was the first plantation in the county and was settled by the first white settlers, Robert
Burrell Alexander and his father, John E. Alexander, who were from Virginia. The present day
location of where this plantation was located is the intersection of Highways 78, 7, and 4.
|
| Hazelwood Plantation, built ca 1860 and it
was the home of Olin & Martha Lumpkin. Hazelwood plantation is no longer in existence, but the
image was preserved by the late Hugh H. Rather, Jr., Architect, which may not be reproduced without
the permission of the Hugh H. Rather, Jr. family. Although, Hazelwood was demolished several years
ago, the base of the chimneys, cistern, well, and part of the foundation remain. The family that
lived here last said the house was haunted. It was located 3 miles SE of Holly Springs and 1 mile SE
of "Morro Castle".
(architectural drawing)
|
| Heaven House, built 1849; Falconer Ave,
Holly Springs |
| Heritage (aka Athey Home), built 1856,
by Mr. J. H. Athey, who was a druggist from a wealthy family of Kentucky planters. Salem St,
Holly Springs |
| Herndon, built 1839 by Louis Thompson
of MA. Falconer Ave, Holly Springs |
| (Home of Albert) Herr (aka Govan/Herr/
Knox), built 1850 – It was home of the Govans, an important Northern MS family. Later owned
by the Herr family. College St, Holly Springs |
| Hillside, built 1861. This
Italianate Victorian home was built by F.W. Rittlemeyer, a carpenter from Prussia. He also
built Airliewood for William and Amelia Coxe. It was also owned by Sam West and the Curt
Ayers family. It is currently owned by Jennifer and Christian Knox and was on the 2000 Holiday
House tour for the first time. The South Reporter, Nov 16, 2000.
Van Dorn Ave, Holly Springs
(photos) |
| Hilltop, built 1856; Park Ave, Holly
Springs
(photo) |
| Holland House (aka Illinois Central
Section House), built 1859 by Robert Hastings. College Ave, Holly Springs |
| (The) Holly, built as a log dogtrot
cabin in 1836 by MS Governor Joseph Matthews to use as his townhouse while he served as
Governor. He also owned a large plantation. The 2000 Holiday House Tour was the first year
this home was open to the public. (Source: The South Reporter, Nov
9, 2000 and Apr 15, 2004) Chulahoma St, Holly Springs.
(photo) |
| Hopkins House, built 1839; College St,
Holly Springs
(photo) |
Illinois Central Railroad Depot & Hotel
, Source: "BIOGRAPHICAL and HISTORICAL MEMOIRS of MISSISSIPPI"
. Published in 1891 by Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago. Submitted by Cheryl
Berthelsen. It is located across the street from Phillips Grocery, Van Dorn Ave, Holly Springs.
(currently a private
residence)
(photo)
(photo courtesy of American Memory Project, Library of
Congress) |
| Imokalea, built 1844 by Mr. Knapp, a
silversmith. The second oldest brick structure in Holly Springs with walls 27” of solid brick.
It was once owned by Wall Doxey.
(photo courtesy of
The South Reporter, unknown date) |
| (A.C.) Jones Residence; Potts Camp
(photo, taken 1913,
courtesy of Sylvia Akin) |
| (B.G.) Jones Residence; Potts Camp
(photo, taken 1913,
courtesy of Sylvia Akin) |
| Jones-Shuford Home, built 1857.
Picture from "Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Vol. VII"
, Franklin L. Riley, Editor. Published for the society in Oxford, MS, 1903.
Submitted by Cheryl Berthelsen. Holly Springs
(photo) |
| Kate Freeman Walthall Clark Art Gallery,
built 1848 - Displays over 1,000 paintings of Kate Freeman Clark's work while she studied
under William Merritt Chase in NY during the early 1900s. She returned to her native Holly
Springs in 1923 and stored her work until her death in 1957. Her great uncle was Major General
Edward Carey Walthall, who, after the War, was a United States Senator. Source:
The South Reporter, Feb 1, 2001. College St, Holly Springs |
| Kirk Home, built 1855 - Built in slave
days of virgin timber and was owned by the Kirk family. The Kirk Home burned down sometime
ago. Cornersville |
| Latoka, built 1839 by W.S. and
Frances Randolph of VA (one of the town's founders). It was named for an Indian princess,
Latoka, daughter of a chieftain, who lived in this area before Holly Springs was founded.
Latoka was owned in 1839 by Ann Mason. It was conveyed to Adrian Mayer, lawyer, in 1851. It
was purchased in the 1950s by Mr. & Mrs. Claude Smith. It is currently owned by the
Messicks, who purchased it in 1988 and renovated it. (Source: Latoka Brochure) Randolph
St, Holly Springs.
(brochure photo;
photo) |
| Linden Hill (formerly known as Carl
Akins House), built 1841 by William Ragan; Van Dorn Ave, Holly Springs
(photo) |
| Linden Lodge, built ca 1860-1890;
Craft St, Holly Springs |
| Linden Terrace, built 1844; College
St, Holly Springs |
| Linwood's (Department Store), (aka
I.C. Levy's) built ca 1850s; still in open today. Holly Springs |
| Little Dixie
(photo) |
| Lodge Plantation, built unknown date -
Birthplace of E.H. Crump's mother in 1842. Located on Old Sylvestria Road, plantation home of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas. It was the first settlement of the Hull family in Marshall
County. |
| Lucas, built 1880; Walthall St,
Holly Springs |
| Lumpkin's Mill, built 1840
(architectural drawing)
|
| Mabuhoy, built 1857; Salem St, Holly
Springs |
| Magnolia Hotel (historical), built
by John Bradley & Company prior to the Civil War. |
| Magnolia's, built 1853 by William F.
Mason as a wedding present for his daughter, Elizabeth, who married Colonel Thomas Harris.
Craft St, Holly Springs |
| Malone House, College Ave, Holly
Springs |
|
Marshall County
Historical Museum, built 1903 as a dormitory for the old MS Synodical
College. The Museum houses many local historical artifacts and features a Civil War Room.
College Ave, Holly Springs
(photo) |
| Martin Cottage, built 1849; Walthall
St, Holly Springs |
| Mason-Tucker Home |
| Masonic Hall (historic), built ca
1836. It was blasted by dynamite during the Civil War. It was rebuilt after the Civil War and
was destroyed by fire ca 1951. (Source: The South
Reporter, Jan 17 2002) |
| McCambell, Mount Pleasant
(info) |
| McCarroll Place, built 1834; Van Dorn
Ave, Holly Springs |
| McCoy Administration Building, Rust
College, (on the National Register of Mississippi Historic Places); Holly Springs |
| McCrosky Cottage, built 1837;
College St, Holly Springs |
| McCrosky House, Old, built 1844;
Gholson Ave, Holly Springs |
| McCrosky Place, built 1841; College
St, Holly Springs
(photo) |
| McGowan-Crawford House, built 1858
by Alfred Brooks as a gift for his daughter. |
| Meadowoaks |
| Milan Plantation |
| Mimosas, built 1836 by Colonel Roger
Barton, one of four founding planners of the town of Holly Springs. The house was sold in
1852 and used as a Catholic school. |
| "Miss" Mitts, built 1840
|
| Mississippi Central Railroad Office,
built 1852; Gholson St, Holly Springs
(photo) |
| Mississippi Industrial College |
| Mississippi Synodical College,
built 1903 (see Marshall County Historical Museum above) |
| Montrose, (aka McGowan-Crawford Home)
built 1858 by Alfred Brooks as a wedding present for his daughter, Margaret Elizabeth Brooks,
wife of Robert McGowan. It was later restored by Mrs. Minnie Wooten Johnson, widow of Jackson
Johnson. The Holly Springs Garden Club presently owns Montrose. In 1981, it was designated
as the site of the Mississippi Statewide Arboretum. Salem St, Holly Springs.
(Source: The South Reporter - Pilgrimage Edition, April 15, 2004)
(photo; courtesy of
Jack Durham)
(photo; courtesy of American Memory Project, Library of
Congress) |
| (Tom) Moore Home, previously used as
a trading post ca 1820-1825 by Wash Taylor. Later it became the home of Tom Moore. Red Banks.
Source: "Hometown Mississippi", James Brieger, 1997. |
| Morro Castle Plantation, built ca
1857 by William Blanton Lumpkin and he lived in the finished rear one story wings until his
death in 1877. The Civil War halted construction of Morro Castle and it was never finished.
Only the brick walls of the front two story portion were built. The late Hugh H. Rather, Jr.,
Architect, preserved the image of Morro Castle Plantation in 1979, from a sketch drawn by
Aunt Lula Jones Jarratt in 1928. The house would have looked similar to this if it had been
completed. The house stood on a hill and thus a person on the observation cupola would have
been able to get a general view of much of the surrounding plantation land. The design of
this mansion is similar to other homes that had been built in W. B. Lumpkin's native Georgia.
This drawing may not be reproduced without the permission of the Hugh H. Rather, Jr. family.
Morro Castle is no longer in existence. It was located 3 miles South of Holly Springs.
(architectural drawing)
|
| Mosley Home, built 1854 by Fleming
Mosley; Barton.
(info) |
| Mosswood, built 1839 by Adrian N.
Mayer who came to Marshall in the 1830s with his relatives, the Lumpkins of Athens, GA.
Salem St, Holly Springs |
| Myers-Hicks Place, MS 309, Byhalia
|
| Oakland Plantation, built ca 1850, it
was the home of Peter Scales & Ann Meriwether Minor Scales. The late Hugh H. Rather, Jr.,
Architect, preserved the image of Oakland plantation as an architectural drawing, which may
not be reproduced without the permission of the Hugh H. Rather, Jr. family. Oakland is no
longer in existence. It was located ½ mile East of railroad tracks at Hudsonville.
(architectural drawing)
|
| Oakleigh, built 1858 - It was
purchased by Jesse P. Norfleet in Nov 1865 from J.W. Clapp for $15,000 (Book 26, 391).
Norfleet sold Oakleigh to Gen. A.M. West in 1870. 91 Salem, Holly Springs.
(photo)
(photo courtesy of American Memory Project, Library of
Congress) |
| Oakview Mansion, built 1864; on Rust
College Campus, Holly Springs |
| Old Gaw House, built 1859; Van Dorn
Ave, Holly Springs |
| Old Hudsonville Presbyterian Church,
formed 1837; Hudsonville.
Source: "Hometown Mississippi", James Brieger, 1997. |
| Old Methodist Parsonage, built 1860,
The Methodist Parsonage was under construction when the Civil War broke out and to complete
it, the federal blockade between Holly Springs and Memphis had to be broken to get materials.
Source: The South Reporter, Nov 21, 1991 article written by Lois
Swanee. Spring St, Holly Springs |
| Old Presbyterian Manse, built 1855;
Craft & Chulahoma Sts, Holly Springs |
| Old Traveler (aka Long House), built
1833; Van Dorn Ave, Holly Springs |
| Phillips Grocery, built 1882; Van
Dorn Ave, Holly Springs.
(photo 1;
photo 2 |
| Pines (aka Craft Home), built 1871 by
Major Addison Craft. Craft St, Holly Springs |
| Polk-Cochran Place, built 1832 by
Gen. Thomas Polk, brother of Leonidas Polk and relative of President Polk. 9 Craft St, Holly
Springs (photo courtesy of American Memory Project,
Library of Congress) |
| Presbyterian Church, built 1860 -
The Presbyterian Church was in the process of being built in 1861 when the Civil War hit town
and construction was placed on hold for the war years. General Grant used all three churches
as stables for his horses. The northern soldiers marched around town blowing the organ pipes
and the pews held feed for the horses. After the war, the northern people were so incensed
by Grant's disrespect for the sanctity of the church they sent money to assist in the
completion of the church and donated the beautiful Czechoslovakian windows. During the Yellow
Fever epidemic in 1878 the Sunday School rooms on the first floor were used as a morgue. The
facade was originally a tower and after 1900 was changed to the present architecture. This
church has been used publicly, being adjacent to the City Hall. It was also the home church
of the Mississippi Synodical College and the College girls were required to attend church.
(Source: The South Reporter, Nov 21, 1991 article written by Lois
Swanee.) |
| (Robert) Raiford Home & Farm, (aka
Hedge Farm) Cayce Rd, Victoria |
| Rand-Norfleet, built 1841; Maury St,
Holly Springs |
| Rose Hill, built 1838
(info) |
| Rufus Jones House, built 1857 |
| Rust College, founded 1866 - contains
one of the oldest buildings in the USA dedicated to Black Education. This is the site of the
campground for General Grant's troops. The Roy Wilkins Collection on civil rights is on
display at the Leontyne Price Library. Holly Springs |
| Rutledge, built 1860 for Walter
Goodman's son. Gholson St, Holly Springs |
| Sailer-Matthews, built ca 1840-1850;
Center St, Holly Springs |
| Sandusky Place, built 1842 and is
currently under restoration; Randolph St, Holly Springs |
| Shadowlawn, built 1839 |
| Snowden Plantation – Snowden was the
home of Sally Govan Mott (wife of Brig. General Christopher Mott) until it was burned in the
Civil War. It was located on Sylvestria Road.
(info)
|
| Spires-Bolling House (aka Ida B. Wells
Museum), built 1853; Randolph St, Holly Springs |
| Spring Hollow Park, built 1700s |
| St. Joseph's Church (aka Yellow Fever
Church & Museum), built 1840; College St, Holly Springs
(photo courtesy of American Memory Project, Library
of Congress) |
| St. Thomas Hall, built ca 1840s
(info) |
| Strawberry Plains, built 1851 by
Eben Davis. Davis was one of the earliest settlers of Marshall County. He built a Methodist
Church, which burned, and also gave the land for Strawberry Church from his plantation. When
the house was built it was the finest house in the country. The plantation was self-
sufficient and had an ice house, flour mill, blacksmith, carriage house, cotton gin, stable,
slave quarters and the school for Davis' children and the slaves' children. During the Civil
War, Davis left for his other plantation in Alabama, and left his wife, Martha Greenlee to
run Strawberry Plains. The home was burned during the Civil War with only the walls standing.
Mrs. Davis and her children partially rebuilt the house. The Finley family owned it since the
1920s until it was donated to the National Audubon Society by the late Mrs. Margaret Finley
Shackelford and the Finley family. (Source: The South Reporter, Nov
30, 2000) Plains Rd off Hwy 311.
(photo) |
| (The William) Strickland Place, built
1828 by Dr. James Thomas/Thomson, whose daughter, Mildred, married Major William Matthew
Strickland. It is believed to be the first two-story house built in Holly Springs. Jefferson
Davis was a frequent visitor of this house. The owners hid a Northern officer from a
Confederate raiding party. To show their appreciation the Federals did not turn the home into
a hospital sparing it from eventual destruction. |
| Suavatooky (aka The Old Butler Place),
built 1839 by B. S. Williamson. Suavatooky is an Indian name meaning Cool Water. It was owned
by Dr. and Mrs. Butler from 1866 until his death in the 1880s.
(photo) |
| Summer Trees, built 1851 by
Washington Sanders Taylor on land purchased from the Chickasaw Indians; Mayhome Rd, Red Banks.
(info) |
| Sunnyside Plantation (aka McPherson
Place) – Built by Rev. Malcolm and Susan Wall McPherson in Sylvestria on 1200-acre property.
William Wall also lived here. |
| Sylvestria – Once home of the
Cottrells. |
| Tallaloosa (aka Best Cabin)
(photo courtesy of American Memory Project, Library of
Congress) |
| Tarkio, built 1854; Randolph St,
Holly Springs |
| Terrace, built 1842; Chulahoma St,
Holly Springs,
(photo) |
| Thesian, built 1854; Spring St,
Holly Springs |
| Thistledome, built 1840 by A.L.
Chalmers. It was purchased in 1906 by E.B. Horne who later sold it to Mr. And Mrs. Deaton
McAuley in 1938. Byhalia
(photo) |
| Thomas Plantation (historical) |
| Tuckehoe – Was the home of William
Crump Sr. |
| (Katie) Tucker Institute, established
1883; Byhalia.
Source: "Hometown Mississippi", James Brieger, 1997. |
| Volney Peel Home, built 1833; Laws
Hill
(info) |
| Wakefield, built 1858 by Joel E.
Wynne. It was later sold to Anne Dickens in the late 1860s who married a Union officer. The
house was lost in a poker game later. Salem Ave, Holly Springs
(photo courtesy of American Memory Project, Library of
Congress) |
| Walker-Hogan, built 1840 |
| Walter Place, built 1858-59 by
Colonel Harvey Washington Walter (died of yellow fever in 1878). General and Mrs. Grant lived
here in Dec 1862 during the Civil War. Walter Place remained in the family until it was
purchased by the Lynns in 1983. Chulahoma Ave, Holly Springs.
(photo 1;
photo 2) -
(photo 1, photo 2
courtesy of American Memory Project, Library of Congress) |
| Walthall-Freeman Clark Place, built
1848 by the family of Kate Freeman Clark. Once owned by Gen. Edward Cary Walthall and later
by Kate Freeman Clark. College Ave, Holly Springs
(photo) |
| Warwick, built 1910; it was ordered
prefab by Captain George Buchanan |
| Watson Building, built ca 1850s –
Once home of Judge J.W.C. Watson, whose daughter, Elizabeth D. Watson established a girl's
school in the home, the Maury Institute. It was later made into the Presbyterian College,
part of the Mississippi Synodical College (established in 1883). Judge Watson's step-
daughter, Anna Robinson Watson, was the poet laureate of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy. |
| Waverly Institute, established 1881 by
by Prof. & Mrs. A.M. Moore; Byhalia.
Source: "Hometown Mississippi", James Brieger, 1997. |
| Wells/Greer House, built 1909;
Maury St, Holly Springs |
| West Home, built 1842. Source of
picture: "Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Vol. VII."
Franklin L. Riley, Editor. Published for the society in Oxford, MS, 1903. Submitted by
Cheryl Berthelsen.
(photo) |
| White Pillars, built 1838; 234 Maury
St, Holly Springs (photo courtesy of American Memory
Project, Library of Congress) |
| Whitten, built 1834 by D.D. Jones;
Gholson St, Holly Springs |
| Wilkerson House, (aka Warren and
Jones Law Office) Spring St, Holly Springs |
| Woodcote Plantation, built 1844 by
Judge Alexander M. Clayton. |
| Woodland, built 1844 by Richard
Oscar Woodson (born 26 May 1813, Cumberland Co VA). A log house was built first in 1844 which
became the kitchen when the larger home was built. Location: eight miles N of Holly Springs.
(info) |
| Woodlawn Plantation, built 1844,
owned by the Minor family. Hudsonville |
| Yellow Fever House, built 1832.
(info) |
| Yellow Fever Martyrs Church & Museum,
built 1841, restored by the Historic Heritage Preservation Corp. Originally built as Christ
Episcopal Church and used until 1857 when it was purchased by the Catholic congregation.
College Ave, Holly Springs.
(photo;
info) |
Many of the above dates
and facts were obtained from "The South Reporter", Holly Springs.
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