Location Information
(for the Confederate Memorial Building)
Name:Confederate Memorial Building
Address:410 Washington Street, West
City/County:Greenwood, Leflore County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:1914-15
Architectural Styles(s):Gothic Revival
Remodeling Date:1955
Registration Information
NR District Name:Four Corners (1985)
    NR Status:Contributing
    Element No.:4
NR District Name:Downtown Greenwood (2020)
    NR Status:Contributing
    Element No.:289
Mississippi Landmark Information
Designated:12-08-2005
Recorded:01-11-2006
Book/Vol. No.:V. 393, p. 453
Context/Comments
The Confederate Memorial Building was built in 1914-15.

It was was originally listed on the National Register in 1985 as a contributing element (element #4) in the Four Corners Historic District, and was later included as a contributing element (element #289) in the larger Downtown Greenwood Historic District, which was placed on the National Register in January 2020. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 2005.

It is included "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p.130, DR49).
Brief Description
The Confederate Memorial building is a one-and a half, brick building in the Jacobethan Revival style. It has a raised basement and a clipped hip roof. There are steeply-pitched, parapeted gables centrally located on the front and side facades. A central porch marks the main entrance. The porch has a flat roof with battlemented parapet walls. The corner merlon feature concrete depictions of Confederate flags. The porch features a broad arch with stone archivolt detailing. The windows on the main level are sixteen-over-sixteen. They appear in units of one and three. They have stone lintels, sills, and quoins. The windows on the lower level are in units of one and three. They are also sixteen-over-sixteen and feature stone lintels.
Historic Information
A Jacobean Revival brick building on a high basement, similar in style to the Library next door. The building is owned by the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Greenwood Woman’s Club. It was damaged by fire in 1992, but was restored by 1995.