Elson-Dudley House

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LocationMeridian, Mississippi
Coordinates32°22′4″N 88°42′27″W / 32.36778°N 88.70750°W / 32.36778; -88.70750
Area5,000 sq ft (465 m2)
Built1885
Architectural styleStick/Eastlake movement
Part ofMerrehope Historic District (ID88000973)
MPSMeridian MRA
NRHP reference No.79003390
Added to NRHPDecember 18, 1979[1]

The Elson-Dudley House is a historic home located at 1101 29th Avenue, Meridian, Mississippi. Built in 1894 by Julius and Dora Neubauer Elson, some of Meridian's earliest settlers,[2] the home is a Victorian Eastlake movement home with Queen Anne influence. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1979, under the Meridian Multiple Property Submission.[1] It is also part of Merrehope Historic District, which was listed on the National Register on September 19, 1988. It is currently a private residence.[3]

The "pink house", as it is known locally, prominently features pedimented gables, a front veranda with a corner, conical-roofed turret, and a conical roofed tower. The front porch features turned balusters with center beads and the multi-panel entrance door is headed by a stained glass transom.

The 5,000 sq ft (465 m2), 16-room mansion sits on a 29,620.8 sq ft (0.68 acres) lot and takes up half of a city block. The Elson-Dudley house contains four bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms. The house holds ten fireplaces, five chimneys, a grand staircase, and sports an asymmetrical facade.[4]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. The Majesty of Eastern Mississippi and the Coast By Jim Fraiser, Rick Guy. Retrieved on 2010-01-06.
  3. Robert J. Cangelosi Jr. (September 19, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Merrehope Historic District" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. Victorian House Restoration Corporation - Elson-Dudley House Archived September 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine