Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Baer House
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024
1. Baer House Marker
Series. This historical marker is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list.
Location. 32° 21.089′ N, 90° 52.581′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. Marker is on Grove Street west of Locust Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1117 Grove St, Vicksburg MS 39183, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Business Men (a few steps from this marker); Isaacs House (a few steps from this marker); Guider House (within shouting distance of this marker); Federal Works Agency (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Vicksburg and the Vick Family (about 500 feet away); Hard Times Square (about 500 feet away); Martha Vick House (about 600 feet away); The Daily Citizen (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vicksburg.
Regarding Baer House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
Of primary importance to the cultural history of Vicksburg, these two houses on Grove Street were the homes during the 1870s through the early 1900s of Jewish merchants, whosestores were located on Washington Street and whose synagogue was two blocks away on Cherry Street. Architecturally significant as well, these houses furnished valuable examples of Eastlake and Italianate styles.…
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Leon Baer first arrived in Vicksburg in 1853. He then peddled goods through the country and in Mexico returning to Vicksburg in 1865 to establish a dry goods store. Soon after he sent for his two brothers Isaac and Abe and the firm became known as Baer & Brothers. Outliving his brothers, Leon Baer died in 1924. The business which by then had grown into a "massive enterprise" was continued by heirs of the Baer estate. Reflecting the prosperity that Leon Baer had accumulated by the 1870s, the Baer House is of substantial size and well-articulated in the Eastlake style employing elaborate wood detailing in the gables and on the porch. The interior is even more elaborate employing diagonally laid striped flooring in contrasting woods, and Eastlake style door surrounds with incised decoration. These details as well as wainscoting, mantels, doors and an elaborate cabinets in the upstairs halls have been well preserved.
Also see . . . Grove Street Houses: Baer House and Isaacs House (PDF). National Register nomination for the houses, which were jointly listed in 1980. (Prepared by Adele Cramer;
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024
2. Baer House Marker
Marker is visible just above the ground floor porch rail, just right of the window in the center.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 46 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
