Blum House

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Location1420 Cherry St.,
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States
Coordinates 32°20′52″N90°52′44″W / 32.347903°N 90.87888°W / 32.347903; -90.87888
Built1902
Architect Theodore C. Link
Architectural style Neoclassical Revival
Part of Uptown Vicksburg Historic District (ID93000850)
MPS Vicksburg MPS
NRHP reference No. 92000859 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 1992

Blum House, also known as Levy House, is a historic residence built in 1902 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 30, 1992; [2] and part of the Uptown Vicksburg Historic District since 1993. [3]

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History

The Blum House was built in 1902, for Theresa Bloom Blum (1859–1933), spouse of Solomon Blum (1848–1903), a Jewish merchant from Delhi, Louisiana. [2] [4] It was designed by Theodore C. Link, German-born American architect known for designing the Mississippi State Capitol. [5]

It is as a two-story, clapboard with a slate-covered, truncated hipped roof. [2] The two-story portico has an oval window in the tympanum and is supported by four slender Ionic columns. [2] The Blum House derives its significance for the NRHP listing from the architecture, it being one of the best examples of the Neoclassical Revival style in Vicksburg. [2]

The house is included on the historic marker for Cherry Street, on the Vicksburg Heritage Walking Trail. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Bell, Nancy (July 30, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blum House". National Park Service . Retrieved July 21, 2024. With accompanying pictures
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Uptown Vicksburg Historic District". National Park Service. August 19, 1993. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities - Natchez, Mississippi". ISJL - Mississippi Natchez Encyclopedia, Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Blum House". Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH). Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Cherry Street Historical Marker". Historical Marker Database (HMDB). Retrieved July 21, 2024.
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