Old Homestead (Aberdeen, Mississippi)

Old Homestead
Location 503 W. Commerce, Aberdeen, Mississippi
Coordinates 33°49′29″N 88°32′56″W / 33.82472°N 88.54889°W / 33.82472; -88.54889Coordinates: 33°49′29″N 88°32′56″W / 33.82472°N 88.54889°W / 33.82472; -88.54889
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built c.1852
Built by Dr. George Augustus Sykes,
Architectural style Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
MPS Aberdeen MRA
NRHP reference # 88000124[1]
Added to NRHP February 22, 1988

The Old Homestead in Aberdeen, Mississippi was built in c.1852. It has also been known as Dr. George Augustus Sykes House and Julian T. Evans House. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The listing includes 2 contributing buildings.[1]

The house is eclectic with elements of Greek Revival architecture and Gothic Revival architecture. The dominant feature of the front facade is a two-story portico in the central bay of five bays. The portico is decorated by pierced archivolts with pendants between its two columns and between the columns and matching pilasters on the house.[2]

A barn on the property was, as of 1988, the only high style Gothic Revival ancillary building in Aberdeen.[2]

In 1988, it was still occupied by a descendant of Dr. George Augustus Sykes, for whom the house was built.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Susan M. Enzweiler (September 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Homestead / Dr. George Augustus Sykes House / Julian T. Evans House". National Park Service. Retrieved November 16, 2016. with photo from 1986 and historic photo


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