Wakefield is a historic mansion in Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA.
Wakefield | |
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| Location | Salem Avenue, Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 34°46′17.5″N 89°26′10.3″W / 34.771528°N 89.436194°W |
| Built | 1858 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Part of | East Holly Springs Historic District (ID83000960[1]) |
| Added to NRHP | April 20, 1983 |
Location
editThe house is located in Holly Springs, a small town in Marshall County, Northern Mississippi.
History
editThe 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
editAs 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
edit- ^ a b c d "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Registration Form: East Holly Springs Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- ^ a b c Kempe, Helen Kerr (1977). The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Columbus and the North. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company. p. 96.
- ^ a b c d Kempe, Helen Kerr (1998). Marshall County: From the Collection of Chesley Thorne Smith. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company. p. 32.
- ^ "East Holly Springs Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved September 12, 2015.