Weaver Place

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Weaver Place
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Location216 3rd Avenue South
Columbus, Mississippi
Coordinates 33°29′33″N88°25′46″W / 33.49250°N 88.42944°W / 33.49250; -88.42944 Coordinates: 33°29′33″N88°25′46″W / 33.49250°N 88.42944°W / 33.49250; -88.42944
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1854 (1854)
NRHP reference No. 78001621 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 16, 1978

Weaver Place (a.k.a. Errolton) is a historic house in Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States.

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Location

It is located at 216 3rd Avenue South in Columbus, Mississippi. [2] [3] [4]

Overview

The house was built in the 1840s. [5] It was the private residence of Frederick Tolbert Weaver (1823-1902) and his wife, Susan Elizabeth (Smith) Weaver (1830-1906). [6] [7] [8]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 16, 1978. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 National Register of Historic Places
  3. Helen Kerr Kempe, The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Columbus and the North, Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company, 1977, p. 17
  4. Mississippi Digital Library
  5. Visit Columbus
  6. Mittie Owen McDavid, John Smith, Esquire, His Ancestors and His Descendants: A Story of the Pioneers, Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham Publishing Company, 1948, pp. 107-108
  7. FindAGrave: Frederick Tolbert Weaver
  8. FindAGrave: Susan Elizabeth Smith Weaver