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BOLIVAR COUNTY COURTHOUSE, ROSEDALE

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1922–1924, Kramer and Lindsley; 1950s, 1970s additions; 2011–2012 renovated, Belinda Stewart Architects. 801 Main St.

This one-story, tan brick classical building with a pilastered five-bay facade replaced Rosedale’s first courthouse (1889), which was sinking into the moist Delta soil. At the center is a cast-stone Doric portico in antis beneath a decorated attic featuring a clock, donated by Florence Sillers in 1975, and a cast-concrete bas-relief of an eagle and crossed flags. A 1950s extension forms a one-story wing at the rear, and a 1970s jail completes the building’s U-shaped footprint. Rosedale is the older of Bolivar County’s two county seats, sharing the status with Cleveland.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Jennifer V.O. Baughn and Michael W. Fazio with Mary Warren Miller
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WEST BOLIVAR HIGH SCHOOL
WALTER SILLERS SR. HOUSE

Citation

Jennifer V.O. Baughn and Michael W. Fazio with Mary Warren Miller, "BOLIVAR COUNTY COURTHOUSE, ROSEDALE", [Rosedale, Mississippi], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MS-02-DR23.

Print Source

Buildings of Mississippi, Jennifer V. O. Baughn and Michael W. Fazio. With Mary Warren Miller. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2021, 112-113.

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