West Commerce Street Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

West Commerce Street Historic District

Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi
Listed
April 18, 1988
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
88000128

About this property

West Commerce Street Historic District in Aberdeen, Mississippi is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It includes properties with street numbers from 721 to 919 on the odd-numbered side of W. Commerce St., and from 730 to 900 on the even-numbered side. It is all residential. It consists of 14 contributing houses, built between 1840 and c. 1938, and one contributing structure (a garage) and their outbuildings, with two non-contributing structures interspersed. Among these is the Reuben Davis House, which is separately listed on the National Register. 721 W. Commerce (1840), the Mark Prewett House (Panola), Greek Revival 727 W. Commerce (c. 1935), Charlie Clark House, Georgian Revival, and its contributing two-story Georgian Revival garage (c. 1935) 729 W. Commerce (c. 1915), a 2+1⁄2-story house with porte cochere, with Colonial Revival influence. 730 W. Commerce (1840), Col. Abner Prewett House (Prewett Place). 2+1⁄2-story, Greek Revival. 732 W. Commerce (1850) Dr. William Alfred Sykes House (The Magnolias). A two-story, Greek Revival. Pivotal. Also contributing are its one-story kitchen and its one-story well house, and a non-contributing other outbuilding. 803 W. Commerce (1847/1853) Reuben Davis House (Sunset Hill). This two-story central-hall plan house fronted by a portico with "eight massive fluted Doric columns." Greek Revival. Pivotal. 800 W. Commerce (c. 1935) Bungalow influence, non-contributing. 806 W. Commerce (c. 1845) John Goodwin House. One-story, brick Greek Revival. 810 W. Commerce (c. 1900) Free classic Queen Anne. 900 W. Commerce (1905) H. B. Sanders House. A two-story bungalow. 901 W. Commerce (c. 1955) 1+1⁄2-story, brick ranch style house, non-contributing. 905 W. Commerce (1938) 1+1⁄2-story, five-bay-wide, brick house. 915 W. Commerce (1887) The Andrew J. Brown House (The Oaks). 1+1⁄2-story frame house. Free classic Queen Anne. And its (c. 1905) garage, and its (c. 1905) gazebo. 919 W. Commerce (c. 1885/1937) The Castle. 1+1⁄2-story house with a polygonal tower. Gothic Revival.

Location

721--919 and 730--900 W. Commerce St.
Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi
33.82606, -88.55557

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Davis, Reuben, House
Industrial
0.1 mi
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Depot
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0.2 mi
Watkins, W. W., House
Pre Contact
0.3 mi
Harmon Subdivision Historic District
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0.3 mi
Coopwood, Capt. Thomas, House
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0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Egypt Station, Mississippi
1864Civil War
10.6 mi

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When was West Commerce Street Historic District listed on the National Register?

West Commerce Street Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 1988.

What type of historic resource is West Commerce Street Historic District?

West Commerce Street Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for West Commerce Street Historic District is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1840.

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