Columbia in Marion County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
720 Main Street
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024
1. 720 Main Street Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.
Location. 31° 15.164′ N, 89° 50.105′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Mississippi, in Marion County. It is on Main Street (State Road 13) south of Church Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 720 Main St, Columbia MS 39429, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Temporary State Capital (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Marion County War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Hanging of Will Purvis (about 700 feet away); First Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lampton-Thompson-Bourne House (approx. Ό mile away); Birthplace of Mississippi Rodeo (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gov. Hugh L. White Mansion (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ford House (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.
Regarding 720 Main Street. Excerpt
this page online
720 Main Street c.1905 Two-story, painted brick, commercial building with flat roof and simple parapet with cap. Cornice is decorated with brackets and dentils. Uppers story has four bays, each with a single 1/1 double-hung, metal sash window. A cloth and metal awning spans the 26-foot facade. Storefront appears to be its original configuration, with two showcase areas (metal frame), flanking a recessed entryway of double-leaf glazed wooden door and transom. A single-leaf recessed entrance to the upper story is on the north side of the storefront. Bulkheads are wooden, probably original.
Also see . . . Downtown Columbia Historic District (PDF). National Register nomination for the district, which includes this building and was listed in 1997. (Prepared by Jennifer V. Opager; via Mississippi Department of Archives and History) (Submitted on March 17, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024
2. 720 Main Street Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 17, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 200 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 17, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
