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

Col. Charles C. Flowerree House

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

1. Col. Charles C. Flowerree House Markers

Inscription. [Top plaque] This structure has been recorded by the Historic American Buildings Survey of the United States Department of the Interior for its archives at the Library of Congress

[Bottom plaque] 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 these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Historic American Buildings Survey, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 32° 20.427′ N, 90° 53.239′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is on Pearl Street north of Speed Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2309 Pearl 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

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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 States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: U.S. Marine Hospital (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Isaac Bonham House (about 400 feet away); Lum Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Galleries (approx. ¼ mile away); Magnolia High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Alpha Kappa Alpha National Presidents (approx. 0.4 miles away); Speed Town (approx. half a mile away); Blue Roof (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.

Regarding Col. Charles C. Flowerree House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:

Flowerree, as the townhouse is called today, was named for its original owner, Charles C. Flowerree, a prominent businessman in post-bellum Vicksburg. Born in Fauquier County, Virginia in 1842, at the age of fourteen he
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024

2. Col. Charles C. Flowerree House Markers
Markers are visible between the left pair of portico columns.
moved with his family to Missouri. Flowerree returned to Virginia before the outbreak of the Civil War to study at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. … The following year [1863], Flowerree took part in the charge of Pickett's division at Gettysburg. Flowerree was subsequently promoted to the rank of full Colonel, and thus – at the age of twenty – became the youngest officer of that rank in the Confederate Army. …

In 1866, Colonel Flowerree moved to Vicksburg, where, in the following year, he married Jennie Wilson and entered her father's profitable ice business. According to the 1870 census Flowerree was soon joined in Vicksburg by his father and brother, and the three men formed their own enterprise, the D. W. Flowerree Ice Company.…

Construction of the Flowerree residence on Pearl Street was begun in 1877 after the property was conveyed to Jennie Flowerree by a deed of John A. Klein dated March 17, 1877. While with its view of the Mississippi River, the site was considered valuable in itself, the high purchase price of $3,000 indicates that there were buildings standing on the property at the time of transfer. Information
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which might identify the architect or craftsmen responsible for the construction of Flowerree has not come to light. … The dwelling served as the Flowerree residence from the time of its completion until 1929 when it was sold by the heirs of Colonel and Mrs. Flowerree to state Senator S. J. McCauley.

Also see . . .
1. Col. Charles C. Flowerree House (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 1975. (Prepared by William C. Allen; via Mississippi Department of Archives and History) (Submitted on April 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Floweree, 2309 Pearl Street, Vicksburg, Warren County, MS. Photographs, architectural drawings and other documentation of the house compiled by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1972. (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division) (Submitted on April 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

3. Known CSA Veterans at Cedar Hill. Biography with details about his military career, as well as documents and photographs. (Soldiers Rest 1866) (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 718 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 3, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.