Elson-Dudley House
National Register of Historic Places

Elson-Dudley House

Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Listed
December 18, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
79003390

About this property

The Elson-Dudley House is a historic home located at 1101 29th Avenue, Meridian, Mississippi. Built in 1894 by Julius and Dora Neubauer Elson, some of Meridian's earliest settlers, the home is a Victorian Eastlake movement home with Queen Anne influence. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1979, under the Meridian Multiple Property Submission. It is also part of Merrehope Historic District, which was listed on the National Register on September 19, 1988. It is currently a private residence. The "pink house", as it is known locally, prominently features pedimented gables, a front veranda with a corner, conical-roofed turret, and a conical roofed tower. The front porch features turned balusters with center beads and the multi-panel entrance door is headed by a stained glass transom. The 5,000 sq ft (465 m2), 16-room mansion sits on a 29,620.8 sq ft (0.68 acres) lot and takes up half of a city block. The Elson-Dudley house contains four bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms. The house holds ten fireplaces, five chimneys, a grand staircase, and sports an asymmetrical facade.

Location

1101 29th Ave.
Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
32.36787, -88.70766

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Merrehope Historic District
Early Republic
0.1 mi
Dial House
Industrial
0.1 mi
Carnegie Branch Library
Industrial
0.1 mi
Masonic Temple
Civil War
0.2 mi
Stevenson Primary School
Pre Contact
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Meridian Campaign (Nathan Bedford Forrest 1871)
1871Frontier
0.3 mi

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When was Elson-Dudley House listed on the National Register?

Elson-Dudley House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Elson-Dudley House?

Elson-Dudley House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Elson-Dudley House is recorded as the pre_contact era, specifically around 1101.

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