A.J. Lewis House

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A. J. Lewis House
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The A.J. Lewis House in 2016
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LocationSouth Magnolia and Lewis Streets, Edwards, Mississippi
Coordinates 32°19′48″N90°36′14″W / 32.33000°N 90.60389°W / 32.33000; -90.60389
Arealess than one acre
Built1895 (1895)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No. 83000952 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 4, 1983

The A.J. Lewis House is a historic mansion in Edwards, Mississippi, U.S.. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 4, 1983. [2]

History

It was built between 1892 until 1895 for Alonzo James Lewis, a veteran of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War who became a wealthy businessman after the war. [3] It was designed in the Queen Anne architectural style, [3] with "an arcaded double-tiered veranda." [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Lewis, A. J., House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: A.J. Lewis House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  4. Cawthon, Richard J. (2006). Victorian Houses in Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. p. 67. ISBN   9781578067817.