National Register of Historic Places

Murphey-Jennings House

Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
Listed
March 25, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82004632

About this property

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. 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. Her second husband died in 1921, and she died in 1962. The house was designed by Frank R. McGeoy in the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival architectural styles. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 25, 1982.

Location

307 Walnut St.
Sumner, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
33.96715, -90.36962

Categories

AGRICULTUREARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Tallahatchie County Second District Courthouse
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0.2 mi
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Myrtle Hall Branch Library for Negroes
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19.2 mi

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When was Murphey-Jennings House listed on the National Register?

Murphey-Jennings House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Murphey-Jennings House?

Murphey-Jennings House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Murphey-Jennings House is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1904.

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