National Register of Historic Places

Cook-Sellers House

DeSoto, Clarke County, Mississippi
Listed
May 21, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
80002205

About this property

The Cook-Sellers House in Desoto, Mississippi is a historic house built c. 1855. The house is a one-story wood frame building with a T–plan. The facade has an undercut gallery and an ornamented entry. The front of the gallery is defined by six square columns and square balustrades. The centered steps are inset within the gallery and lead to the door which is flanked by engaged square columns supporting a full entablature. Within this are multi–paned sidelights and transom. The house dates from the arrival of the railroad in DeSoto (c. 1855) and is one of two extant homes that predate the American Civil War there. Desoto was one of four principle towns, all on the Chickasawhay River and/or along the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, established in Clarke County before the war. The Cook–Sellers House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 22, 1980, as part of a thematic resource, "Clark County Antebellum Houses". National Register of Historic Places listings in Clarke County, Mississippi

Location

DeSoto, Clarke County, Mississippi
34.90648, -89.96293

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
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Sources

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Questions about this property

When was Cook-Sellers House listed on the National Register?

Cook-Sellers House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Cook-Sellers House?

Cook-Sellers House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cook-Sellers House?

The period of significance for Cook-Sellers House is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1855.

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