Murphey-Jennings House
The Murphey-Jennings House is a historic house in Sumner, Mississippi. It was built in 1904 Smith Murphey II, a planter who owned 26,000 acres of arable land.[2] Murphey was also the owner of a store in Sumner. After he died in 1904, his widow married Hugh Jackson Jennings, a planter and philanthropist who supported the Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis.[2] Her second husband died in 1921, and she died in 1962.[2]
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| Location | 307 Walnut Street, Sumner, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 33°58′01″N 90°22′10″W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architect | Frank R. McGeoy |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004632[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 25, 1982 |
The house was designed by Frank R. McGeoy in the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival architectural styles.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 25, 1982.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Murphey-Jennings House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 18, 2018. With accompanying pictures
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