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Address: | 1011 Crawford Street St. Francis Xavier School & Convent Complex |
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City/County: | Vicksburg, Warren County |
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Architectural Styles(s): | Greek Revival |
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NR District Name: | Uptown Vicksburg Amendment and Boundary Increase No. 2 |
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Book/Vol. No.: | V. 1036, p. 39 |
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Local District Name: | Historic Vicksburg District |
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Built in 1835, this two-story double-pile Greek Revival house, originally a private residence, became the first location of the school and convent of the Sisters of Mercy in 1860. There are distyle-in-antis frontispieces on both the first and second stories. The exterior was restored in 1998, at which time the one-story portico at the entrance was rebuilt. The interior was restored in 2001-04.
It is included in "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p.78, in the listing for the Balfour House, YB17, and also in the listing for the Historic St. Francis Xavier School and Convent, YB18). [HABS: MS-115 (1936) - identified as St. Francis Xavier Convent]
Originally listed as element #37, 'contributing', in Uptown Vicksburg Historic District. |
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A two-story brick Greek Revival residence, facing south, with a slate-covered hip roof. There are five bays: four six-over-six, double-hung windows with flat stone lintels, and a recessed entry with a single-leaf, paneled door with sidelights, transom, and Ionic pilasters. Ionic columns support an entablature at the entrance to the recess. |
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