Location Information
(for the T.W. Beverely House)
Name:T.W. Beverely House
Address:809 Milton Barnes Avenue
City/County:Hattiesburg, Forrest County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:c.1920
No. of Stories:1
Brief Description
This one-story hipped bungalow is rectangular in form and clad in weatherboard siding. Its roof is low-pitched and covered in asphalt shingles. It features wide overhanging eaves with exposed rafter rends. The
front façade (north) is five bays (W, W, D, W, W) with a centered modern replacement door. Windows are 2(vertical)-over-2(vertical), double-hung wood sash. A full-width entry porch is recessed beneath the principal roof. It has square wood posts, wood decking and brick pier foundation.
Historic Information
According to the 1923 City Directory, the house was owned and occupied by T.W. Beverely (white), who was operating a grocery on the property. The 1925 Sanborn map confirms the presence of separate store west of the house. The store was demolished by the completion of the 1931 Sanborn Map. The 1935 directory confirms that T.W. Beverely continued to own and occupy the house.