Inez Hotel

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Inez Hotel
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Location104 East Monticello Street, Brookhaven, Mississippi
Coordinates 31°34′45″N90°26′30″W / 31.57917°N 90.44167°W / 31.57917; -90.44167 (Inez Hotel)
Arealess than one acre
Built1904 (1904)
Built byT. Hallas & Co.
ArchitectDiboll & Owen
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No. 88002038 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 21, 1988

The Inez Hotel, also known as The Inez Apartments, [2] is a historic three-story building in Brookhaven, Mississippi. It was designed in the Romanesque Revival style by Diboll & Owen, and built by T. Hallas & Co. in 1904. [3] The original owner was R. T. Scherck, who started his career by working for his father, an immigrant from Germany, at A. Scherck & Son. [4] Scherck lived at the R.T. Scherck House. He named the hotel for his daughter, Inez Lenore Pass Scherck. [3] The building was acquired by David Gilly in the early 1910s, followed by D.A. Biglane in 1945. [5] Biglane sold it to Clarke College and Mississippi College. [5] In the late 1980s, it was remodelled into a retirement facility by its new owners, Dub Sproles and Paul Jackson. [5] It was acquired by new owners in 2003. [2]

The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 21, 1988. [1] It was included in Brookhaven's annual Tour of Homes alongside other historic buildings in 2004. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Historic Homes: Tour of Homes features estates, lodge, historic apartments". Enterprise-Journal. McComb, Mississippi. April 14, 2004. p. 13. Retrieved February 25, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 Mary Warren Miller (August 6, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Inez Hotel". National Park Service . Retrieved February 25, 2020. With accompanying pictures
  4. Turitz, Leo; Turitz, Evelyn (1995). Jews in Early Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. pp. 114–115. ISBN   9780878051786. OCLC   503323258.
  5. 1 2 3 Ryan, Jack (June 3, 1987). "Developers bringing Inez Hotel back to life. It's being converted into apartments for elderly". Enterprise-Journal. McComb, Mississippi. p. 15. Retrieved February 25, 2020 via Newspapers.com.