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Looking back: Grayson and Jennie Dyer House
This Craftsman style house at 1642 Chambers Street was built for William Grayson and Jennie Lane Dyer in 1927 and cost $7,000. Dyer and three other men in Vicksburg owned the Chambers Street Extension Improvement Company in 1925. At this time Chambers Street started at Cherry Street and ended at the bayou. The goal of […]
Looking back: The Shlenker House
In August 1902, David Jacob and Maude Rice Shlenker bought the “old Arthur homestead” at 2212 Cherry Street from H. C. Kuykendall. The Vicksburg American reported that the Arthur house “is a two-story frame residence which is one of the oldest places in the city, having been built many years prior to the Civil War […]
Land Records for March 4 through March 11
Records were recorded from the Warren County Courthouse from the period of March 4 to March 11. Warranty Deeds: *Sara S. Abraham to 0 Howard Street LLC, Lots 57 to 62 Bonelli Park Subdivision. *Azalea Apartments LLC to Rock It Properties LLC, Part of Section 13, Township 15 North, Range 3 East. *Natalie W. Bailess […]
Looking back: The west side of the 1000 block of Washington Street: part II
While the west side of the 1000 block of Washington Street is devoid of buildings today, prior to the 1940s and urban renewal in the 1970s, it was the home of ten buildings housing businesses and residences. The fourth building (1016) and the rest of the buildings on the block were one-story commercial buildings. 1016 […]
Looking back: West side of the 1000 block of Washington Street
The west side of the 1000 block of Washington Street is devoid of buildings today and the hill that slopes to the depot is known to many as the seating area for the Fourth of July concert every year. But prior to the 1940s and urban renewal in the 1970s, the block was the home […]
Looking Back: 1319 Baum Street has rich history
1319 Baum Street- This Queen Anne house was built in 1895- 1896 by Curphey and Mundy for Albert and Alline Arnold. Albert was an embalmer in his father’s (John Quincy Arnold) mortuary business. When his father retired, Arnold became associated with Fisher Funeral home. The Baum Street house was completed in the spring of 1896 […]
City: South Street property owners ‘have done everything we’ve asked’
The present owner of the South Street Apartments, 1201 South St., is taking steps to maintain the property and moving toward renovating the apartment complex that’s been vacant for 11 years, the city’s community development director said. Community Development Director Jeff Richardson said property owner Skyline Innovations “has done everything we have asked them to […]
Warren County Land Records: Sept. 4 to Sept. 11, 2023
Records were recorded from the Warren County Courthouse from the period Sept. 4 to Sept. 11. Warranty Deeds: *Rene Abraham, Ernest Abraham Marital Trust to Curb Appeals Real Estate LLC, Lots 60, 73, Part of Lot 69, Part of Lot 74, Part of Lots 111-114, Bonelli Park Subdivision. *Cheryl Roland, Cherly Andrejewski, Mark Roland to […]
VICKSBURG FACTS: The one-time home of Mississippi’s tallest building
By Vera Ann Fedell | The Vicksburg Post Did you know Vicksburg was once home to the tallest building in Mississippi? The First National Bank building in Vicksburg was the first skyscraper in the city and was also the tallest building in Mississippi when it was constructed in 1907. Due to Vicksburg growing financially and […]
This historic Mississippi mansion could be yours for $240,000; no extra charge for ghostly residents
Annabelle Mansion, one of the last remaining homes built for the children of Vicksburg forefather William Alexander Klein, is officially on the market — and its owner says the house is “priced to sell.”. Meki Goetz, whose late mother Carolyn Stephenson owned the property from 2004 until her...
VICTORIAN CHARM: Purchase a historic Vicksburg home for $240,000
Annabelle Mansion, one of the last remaining homes built for the children of Vicksburg forefather William Alexander Klein, is officially on the market — and its owner says the house is “priced to sell.” Meki Goetz, whose late mother Carolyn Stephenson owned the property from 2004 until her death in 2019, said Monday that it’s […]
Vicksburg’s historic Junius Ward Johnson YMCA for sale for $400,000
The owner of the historic Junius Ward Johnson YMCA building, 821 Clay St., has put the structure up for sale. Michael Hayes, of Nashville, purchased the building in April 2000. At the time, he planned to convert the building into 27 one-and-two-bedroom apartments for those 55 and older. Later on, the building was set to […]
USACE Vicksburg district announces new real estate chief
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has selected Warren Lister as chief of the Real Estate Division. The mission of the Real Estate Division is to acquire and manage all real property assets of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and advise project sponsors on their requirements in the development of projects […]
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