Myers-Hicks Place
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| Location | Mississippi Highway 309, Byhalia, Mississippi, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 34°49′47″N 89°41′19″W / 34.82972°N 89.68861°WCoordinates: 34°49′47″N 89°41′19″W / 34.82972°N 89.68861°W |
| Built | 1855 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 83000961[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 7, 1983 |
Myers-Hicks Place, a.k.a. Holly Hill Farm, is a historic house in Byhalia, Mississippi, USA.
Location
The house is located along Mississippi Highway 309 in Byhalia, a small town in Marshall County, Mississippi.[2][3][4]
History
Martine Pickett Myers acquired the land in 1850.[3][4] The one-story house was built five years later, in 1855.[2][3] It was designed as a temple, in the Greek Revival architectural style.[2][3]
Later, the house belonged to the Hicks family.[4] The house was renamed in honor of their daughter, Annice E. Hicks.[4] They converted a doorway into a window, added a kitchen in 1911, and later added a bathroom.[4]
The house was acquired by Mr and Mrs Henry Hunt III in 1968.[4] It still belonged to them in the 1980s.[4]
Architectural significance
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 7, 1983.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 3 4 "Myers-Hicks Place". National Park Service. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Myers-Hicks Place ["Holly Hill Farm"]". Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Myers-Hicks Place" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
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