Wakefield (Holly Springs, Mississippi)

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Wakefield
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LocationSalem Avenue, Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.
Coordinates 34°46′17.5″N89°26′10.3″W / 34.771528°N 89.436194°W / 34.771528; -89.436194
Built1858
Architectural styleGreek Revival
Part of East Holly Springs Historic District (ID83000960 [1] )
Added to NRHPApril 20, 1983

Wakefield is a historic mansion in Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA.

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Location

The house is located in Holly Springs, a small town in Marshall County, Northern Mississippi.

History

The two-storey mansion was built with red bricks and completed in 1858. [1] [2] [3] It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style, [3] with four Corinthian columns. [1] It was built for Joel E. Wynne, a "prominent merchant and contractor." [2] [3] By 1890, the owner lost the house in a poker game. [3]

The mansion was used as the main setting in Like Unto Like, a novel by Southern author Sherwood Bonner. [2]

Architectural significance

As a contributing property to the East Holly Springs Historic District, [1] it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 20, 1983. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Registration Form: East Holly Springs Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Kempe, Helen Kerr (1977). The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Columbus and the North. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company. p. 96.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Kempe, Helen Kerr (1998). Marshall County: From the Collection of Chesley Thorne Smith. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company. p. 32.
  4. ↑ "East Holly Springs Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved September 12, 2015.
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