Built in 1902 and named for former governor and second president of Mississippi State A & M College, John M. Stone, the cotton mill was neither constructed on the school campus nor supported with college funds. Its association with the school's textile facilities is, however, undeniable. The J.M. Stone Cotton Mill was individually listed on the National Register on 29 April 1975. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 10 October 1990. It is included in "Old Homes of Mississippi, Volume II: Columbus and the North" (1977) (p. 43),"The State of Mississippi – Historic Properties" (1982) (p. 19), and "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (pp. 200-201, CH16). |