Junius R. Ward House | |
 The house in 2014 | |
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| Location | Old Hwy. 1, Erwin, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 33°6′13″N91°2′50″W / 33.10361°N 91.04722°W |
| Area | 5 acres (2.0 ha) |
| Built | 1830 |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001060 [1] |
The Junius R. Ward House (a.k.a. Erwin House) is a historic house and former Southern plantation in Erwin, Mississippi. [2]
It is located in Erwin, Washington County, Mississippi. [3] [4] [5]
The house was built on a plantation from 1827 to 1830, making it the oldest house still standing in Washington County, Mississippi. [3] [4] Prior to this house, a log cabin had been built at this location. [3] The logs can still be seen in the attic. [4] Thus, in 1830, Junius R. Ward, a planter from Kentucky who used the forced labor of enslaved people, built this house. [3]
In 1877, the house was passed on to his daughter, Matilda Ward. [3] [5] She was married John Erwin, the original owner of Mount Holly in Foote, Mississippi. [3] [5] Painter George Caleb Bingham did a portrait of Maltilda Ward, which still hangs on a wall inside the house. [5]
The house was inherited by their son, Victor Erwin, who lived there with his wife, Margaret Preston McNeilly, the daughter of Confederate veteran and newspaper publisher J. S. McNeilly. [3] [5] A loggia at the back of the house was added in 1910, as well as a rear cabinet in 1925. [3] During that time, William Alexander Percy, the author of Lanterns on the Levee, was often invited to the house. [5]
In 1940, it was inherited by their daughter, Margaret Erwin Shutt, who lived there with her husband, William Shutt. [3] [5] They restored the house. [3]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 28, 1975. [3]
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