1916 - Pontotoc County Courthouse - Pontotoc, MS
Posted by: YoSam.
N 34° 14.838 W 088° 59.901
16S E 315979 N 3791383
Listed on the NRHP, building number 78
Waymark Code: WMQ19F
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2015
Views: 1
County of courthouse: Pontotoc County
Location of courthouse: Washington St. & Main St., Pontotoc
Built: 1916
Architect: N. W. Overstreet, A. I. A. Jackson, MS and Mahan & Broadwell of Memphis, TN
Phone: 662-489-3921
Restoration 2006: Belinda Stewart Architects
"78. (C) 12 Washington Street
Pontotoc County Courthouse
Brick, tripartite building. Center section is three stories over basement with red tile deck-on-hip roof fronted by a
colonnade of four Tuscan columns flanked by two piers which are
linked by a low wall. These elements are composed of blocks of
glazed terra-cotta. The first floor is reached by a broad
flight of steps. The facade is divided into bays by pilasters
that reflect the columns. The three center bays were originally
double-leaf doors, but the outside bays have been enclosed with
tinted plate glass windows. The center bay has double-leaf
tinted glass and bronzed metal doors. Over each doorway is a
bust in glazed terra-cotta of Blind Justice. All windows are
1/1 DHW. The attic story (3rd floor) is divided into openings
by four short piers which correspond to the four columns of the
colonnade. Two clock faces occupy the space on each end of the
attic story. A modillioned entablature separates the colonnade
from the attic story. The two end sections of the building are
two stories over a basement with deck-on-hip red tile roofs and
pilasters which divide the facade into bays of 1/1 DH double
windows. A modillioned cornice tops all three sections of the
building. All of the decorative elements are terra-cotta. This
building was completed in late 1916." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
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