Thistledome
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Thistledome | |
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| Location | 118 Highway 309 South, Byhalia, Marshall County, Mississippi, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 34°52′07.8″N 89°41′20.6″W / 34.868833°N 89.689056°WCoordinates: 34°52′07.8″N 89°41′20.6″W / 34.868833°N 89.689056°W |
| Built | 1840 |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Part of | Byhalia Historic District (#96000256[1]) |
| Added to NRHP | March 7, 1996 |
Thistledome, a.k.a. Horn-McAuley House and Chalmers/Horn House is a historic house in Byhalia, Mississippi, USA. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Byhalia Historic District, it is the only remaining Antebellum residence in Byhalia.
Location
It is located at 118 Highway 309 South in Byhalia, a small town in Northern Mississippi.[1]
History
The house was built in 1840 for A. L. Chalmers, a South Carolinian.[1][2] It was designed as a two-storey, hip-roofed house.[1]
It was purchased by E. B. Horn in 1906.[2] Horn moved the house, which was facing East, to face North.[2] He also redesigned it in the neoclassical architectural style.[2]
Shortly before World War II, in 1938, the house was purchased by the McAuley family.[2] They renamed it "Thistledome", a pun for "This will do me."[2]
It was acquired by Jill and Todd Maxwell in 2012.[3] The couple turned it into a restaurant.[3]
Architectural significance
The house is the only house built prior to the American Civil War of 1861-1865 still standing in Byhalia.[3] As a contributing property to the Byhalia Historic District,[1] it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 7, 1996.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Horn-McAuley House ["Thistledome"]". Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Byhalia Historic District" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- 1 2 3 Lepeska, Toni (September 6, 2013). "New owners of historic Byhalia home soaking up its history". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. Retrieved September 8, 2015.