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CITY HALL

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1909, Burt Stuart. 204 Commerce St.

West Point began as a cotton-shipping stop on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. The town’s relative prosperity is evident in several of its downtown buildings, including this city hall designed by Meridian architect-engineer Stuart. The two-story building features recessed brick courses, terra-cotta window detailing, a modillioned cornice, and an elaborated clock tower. Across the street at 133 Commerce, the four-story former Henry Clay Hotel (1929–1930) once served visitors arriving by rail and now houses retirees.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Jennifer V.O. Baughn and Michael W. Fazio with Mary Warren Miller
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Citation

Jennifer V.O. Baughn and Michael W. Fazio with Mary Warren Miller, "CITY HALL", [West Point, Mississippi], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MS-02-PR11.

Print Source

Buildings of Mississippi, Jennifer V. O. Baughn and Michael W. Fazio. With Mary Warren Miller. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2021, 178-178.

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