Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church (Como, Mississippi)

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Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church
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Front facade in 2008
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LocationJct. of Main & Craig St., Como, Mississippi
Coordinates 34°30′51″N89°56′31″W / 34.51417°N 89.94194°W / 34.51417; -89.94194
Arealess than one acre
Built1873
Architect James B. Cook; Andrew Johnson
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 87001936 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 5, 1987

Holy Innocents' Episcopal Church is a historic church building at the junction of Main & Craig Street in Como, Mississippi.

The Carpenter Gothic building was constructed in 1873 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It was designed by James B. Cook, an English architect residing in Memphis, Tennessee, at the time this church was built. Construction was done by Andrew Johnson a Swedish architect who went on to design and build 77 structures in the Sardis area. Twenty-one of his homes and buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.