Stewart-Anderson House

The Stewart-Anderson House is a historic mansion in Tupelo, Mississippi. It was built in 1867. It served as the Tupelo Female Academy and it later became the private residence of state representative and senator W. D. Anderson, who also served as the mayor of Tupelo from 1899 to 1907.

Stewart--Anderson House
The facade in 2011
Location433 North Church Street, Tupelo, Mississippi
Coordinates34°15′45″N 88°42′34″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1867 (1867)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Greek Revival
MPSTupelo MPS
NRHP reference No.94000644[1]
Added to NRHPJune 24, 1994

History

The house was built circa 1867 for Dr Robert Stewart and his wife Mary Jane Stewart.[2][3] From 1870 to 1884, the dining-room served as the Tupelo Female Academy, whose headmistress was Mrs Stewart.[2][3] Her father, Thomas Stuart, moved into the house. A Presbyterian missionary, he was a co-founder of the Presbyterian church in Tupelo.[2]

The house was purchased by W. D. Anderson, an attorney for the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, in 1887.[2][3] Anderson served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1898, and as the mayor of Tupelo from 1899 to 1907. He also served as member of the Mississippi Senate in 1907, and as a justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court from 1910 to 1911, and again from 1920 to 1945.[2] Anderson died in 1952.[4]

Architectural significance

The I-house was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style in the 1860s and remodelled in the Colonial Revival style circa 1900.[2][3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 24, 1994.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Stewart--Anderson House". National Park Service. Retrieved November 26, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  3. Fraiser, Jim (2004). The Majesty of Eastern Mississippi and the Coast. Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 9781589801585. OCLC 52822535.
  4. "W. D. Anderson's Rites Held Today". The Delta Democrat-Times. Greenville, Mississippi. January 7, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved November 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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