Wakefield (Holly Springs, Mississippi)

Wakefield
Location Salem Avenue, Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S.
Coordinates 34°46′17.5″N 89°26′10.3″W / 34.771528°N 89.436194°W / 34.771528; -89.436194Coordinates: 34°46′17.5″N 89°26′10.3″W / 34.771528°N 89.436194°W / 34.771528; -89.436194
Built 1858
Architectural style Greek Revival
Part of East Holly Springs Historic District (#83000960[1])
Added to NRHP April 20, 1983

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

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" (PDF). 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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