Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

The Galleries

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

1. The Galleries Marker

Inscription. This property 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 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 1869.

Location. 32° 20.241′ N, 90° 53.055′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Marshall Street south of Speed Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2421 Marshall St, Vicksburg MS 39180, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in the Mississippi Delta,

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: Magnolia High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Alpha Kappa Alpha National Presidents (approx. 0.2 miles away); Speed Town (approx. 0.2 miles away); Isaac Bonham House (approx. ¼ mile away); U.S. Marine Hospital (approx. ¼ mile away); Lum Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Col. Charles C. Flowerree House (approx. ¼ mile away); Shlenker House (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

Regarding The Galleries. Excerpt from the National Register nomination (Note: Different spellings of family name is from original):

Historically significant because of its association with the Bowmar and Dabney families of Vicksburg, Mississippi, the Galleries is also architecturally important as an example of post-Civil War residential building in that city.

Thought to have been built ca. 1869, the land on which the Galleries stands was part of the Lum estate which was subdivided and surveyed in 1868. The land was acquired by the Bomar family in 1869 and a house on the property is later
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

2. The Galleries Marker
Marker is to the right of the door on the lower level.
referred to as the “family residence.”

By 1890 J.H.D. Bowmar and Son, Real Estate Agents were advertised as the “oldest established and widest known agency in this section of the state.” … Following his father's footsteps, J.C. Bowmar became “an authority on land values” who had “engineered some of the largest deals during his time in both city and country realty.” By 1895 the house is listed in the city directory as the residence of Major T.G. Dabney … Dabney, apparently a son-in-law of J.H.D. Bowmar was “an engineer of much skill and experience” and made the preliminary surveys for what was to later become the Yazoo Canal. Of great importance to Vicksburg commerce, the canal returned Vicksburg to a harbor city after a change in the course of the Mississippi River resulted in the isolation of Vicksburg from the water.

Probably one of the first houses to be built in this area of town which was outside of
the original city limits of Vicksburg, the Galleries maintains the traditional Georgian
plan and Greek Revival interior details of houses constructed before the Civil War.
Only its Italianate style paired brackets and arched windows
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give indication of a
slightly later date. Also significant are the cut-out balusters and tin roof in imitation
of shingles which have been retained from the 1880s period.

Also see . . .
1. The Galleries (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 1980. (Prepared by Adele Cramer; via Mississippi Department of Archives and History) (Submitted on April 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. The Galleries. Archived for-sale listing includes numerous photographs of the house and grounds. (Peter W. Patout) (Submitted on April 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 762 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.