Location Information
(for the Old Fort House)
Name:Old Fort House ["Themerlaine"]
Address:510 7th Street, North
City/County:Columbus, Lowndes County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:c.1844
Architectural Styles(s):Greek Revival, Gothic Revival
No. of Stories:2
Registration Information
NR Listing Date:16 Nov 1988
View National Register Nomination Form
Context/Comments
The Fort House (formerly called "Themerlaine") is architecturally notable as one of several houses in Columbus designed in a locally distinctive style that combines elements of the Italianate, Greek Revival, and Gothic Revival styles in a remarkable cohesive manner. It was listed individually on the National Register in 1988.

This house is included in "White Pillars" (1941) (pp. 90-91, as the Elias Fort House),"Shrines to Yesterday" (1968), "Historic Architecture in Mississippi" (1973) (p. 118), "Old Homes of Mississippi, Volume II: Columbus and the North" (1977) (pp. 35-36), "Reflections: Homes and History of Columbus, Mississippi" (2001) (pp.32-35), "The Majesty of Eastern Mississippi and the Coast" (2004) (p.24), and "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p.184, PR23).

[HABS: MS-257 (1975)]
Brief Description
See National Register nomination.