Woodville in Wilkinson County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Sessions House

1846

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024

1. Sessions House Marker

Inscription. Home has original columned front gallery, mantels, millwork, plaster walls, jib windows and rear wings. Brick wings added in 1900.
Private

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1846.

Location. 31° 5.984′ N, 91° 18.195′ W. Marker is in Woodville, Mississippi, in Wilkinson County. It is on Sligo Street south of 3rd South Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 540 Sligo St, Woodville MS 39669, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

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

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States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dreyfus House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brannan House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Miss Lizzie's Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Christian Church Parsonage (approx. ¼ mile away); Old Rosso House (approx. ¼ mile away); Rabbi's Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Twin Houses (approx. ¼ mile away); Beth Israel Synagogue (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodville.

Also see . . . Woodville Historic District II (PDF). Second National Register of Historic Places nomination for the district, which expanded the district (and included the Sessions House) in 1999. (via Mississippi Department of Archives and History) (Submitted on March 21, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024

2. Sessions House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 20, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.