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Overstreet, Noah Webster (b.1888 - d.1973)
Architect, Jackson, MS
Born in Eastabutchie, Jones Co., and graduated from Mississippi A&M in 1908 with a B.S. in mechanical engineering. While at A&M, he worked a summer in the office of R.H. HUNT, who at that time had several projects at the Mississippi campus. Overstreet continued his education at the University of Illinois at Urbana, graduating in 1910 with a B.S. in architectural engineering. From 1910-1912, he worked as an architectural designer and engineer in Urbana at the firm of Joseph W. Royer, and he met his future wife, Mabel Kennear in Urbana. He moved to Jackson, MS, in 1912, establishing the firm OVERSTREET & SPENCER, with RAYMOND B. SPENCER (he also may have worked on a few projects during this time as OVERSTREET, SPENCER, & PAINE), and continued in partnership with Spencer until 1915, when he began practicing independently. In the 1916 Jackson City Directory, his offices are listed at the Merchants Bank & Trust Building (SW corner of Capitol and State), in 1922, his offices were at the Midway Building (201 E. Capitol), and in 1927/28, he is listed at the Mississippi Fire Building (401-5 E. Mississippi). Listed in "Directory of American Architects," Southern Architect and Building News (Apr 1920), p. 47. He set up a field office in Gulfport in late 1916 to deal with the courthouse project and the Centennial Exhibition project, of which he was the chief architect. At this time, he placed C. SEDGWICK MOSS in charge of his branch office there. JAMES M. SPAIN was a draftman in his office, 1921-1923. Overstreet submitted a proposal for the Natchez City Hall in 1925, but the project was awarded to Jackson architect H.N. AUSTIN. Overstreet was a member of the Louisiana chapter of the AIA in the early 1920s, before the creation of the MS chapter in 1929. He was the first president of the fledgling MS Chapter, serving from 1929-1936. WILLIAM E. CAMPBELL was in his office in the late 1920s, and R.W. NAEF worked for him from 1923 to 1928 as engineer and specification writer and office manager. POWELL S. HALL worked off and on from 1926-1935, as Designer, Chief Draftsman, and Structural Engineer. EDWARD WELTY was a draftsman in 1929 and again 1941-1942. HAROLD KAPLAN worked in his office as a draftsman, 1931-32. Overstreet participated in a traveling exhibit by the state board of development in 1930, with his entry titled "Creating a Homelike Atmosphere in Apartments." In 1931, he established a partnership with A. HAYS TOWN as OVERSTREET & TOWN, which lasted until 1939. After this dissolution, Overstreet established the firm N.W. OVERSTREET & ASSOCIATES, beginning in 1939, with associates E.E. NORWOOD, ROBERT K. OVERSTREET (son), W. L. BROWNE, and H.H. RATHER; and succeeded in 1955, by OVERSTREET, WARE, & WARE, ending his practice with the firm OVERSTREET, WARE, WARE, & LEWIS. In 1947, he was named to the advisory council of the Mississippi Commission on Hospital Care. Overstreet was a deacon in First Baptist Church of Jackson for several decades, and he designed a number of Baptist (as well as other) churches around the state. He also served on the board of the Flowood Corporation, which developed most of the municipality of Flowood in the 1950s. He was registered in Mississippi, Louisiana, and North Carolina. Overstreet designed at least one building in Louisiana, "Bloom's Arcade," in Tallulah, 1930-31. He became a Fellow with the AIA in 1952, nominated for his "notable and outstanding contribution to the advancement of the profession of architecture by his excellent designs as well as the educational service rendered by him to younger men." Overstreet retired from practice in 1968, at which time he claimed over 650 buildings as his design. At the end of his career, 24 of the then 42 architects working in Jackson has been employed in his office at some time. According to the AIA Fellowship application submitted by the Mississippi chapter, Overstreet was considered a "dean of architects in [the] region." Some of his records are contained in the N.W. Overstreet Architectural Records collection in Special Collections, Mitchell Memorial Library at MSU. See Story of Jackson, vol. 2, p. 152-153. See also American Architects Directory, 1962.
DateInventory#Name of PropertyRoleDescription of WorkLocation
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D1916049-JAC-5303-NRDArchitectOriginal BuildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1916049-JAC-5305-NRDArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1916049-JAC-5291-NRDArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
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D1916-17047-GLF-3490-XArchitectAdministration buildingGulfport, Harrison Co.
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D1917011-CLE-3002.4-XArchitectOriginal buildingCleveland vic., Bolivar Co.
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D1918003-COR-0109.1-NRD-MLArchitectOriginal buildingCorinth, Alcorn Co.
D1919011-BOY-0003.1-XArchitectOriginal buildingBoyle, Bolivar Co.
D1919049-JAC-0463-XArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1919163-YAZ-0044-NRDArchitectOriginal BuildingYazoo City, Yazoo Co.
D1919011-SHW-0008ArchitectOriginal buildingShaw, Bolivar Co.
?1920049-EDW-0004.1-XArchitectOriginal BuildingEdwards, Hinds Co.
Dc. 1920091-COL-0115-XArchitectOriginal buildingColumbia, Marion Co.
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Dc.1920049-JAC-5751-NRDArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1920s?049-JAC-6094-NRDArchitectAlterationsJackson, Hinds Co.
A1920049-JAC-5758-NRDArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1920011-SHL-0005.4-XArchitectOriginal buildingShelby, Bolivar Co.
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D1920011-CLE-0129.10-XArchitectOriginal buildingCleveland, Bolivar Co.
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D1922049-JAC-6512-NRDArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1922049-JAC-5281-NRDArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
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D1923-24089-CAN-0033-NRDArchitectOriginal buildingCanton, Madison Co.
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D1924049-JAC-5299.1-NRDArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1924011-CLE-0072.2-NRD-MLArchitectOriginal buildingCleveland, Bolivar Co.
D1924-27049-JAC-0485Architect--Joint VentureOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1924-25049-JAC-0015.1-NRDArchitect--AssociateOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1924121-BRN-0015.2-NR-NRD-MLArchitectOriginal buildingBrandon, Rankin Co.
D1924049-JAC-0027-NRD-MLArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1924049-JAC-0016-NRDArchitect--AssociateOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1924133-PAR-6110-XArchitectOriginal BuildingParchman, Sunflower Co.
D1925049-JAC-5756-NRDArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
Dc.1925049-JAC-6778-XArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1925117-BNV-0024-NRD-MLArchitectOriginal buildingBooneville, Prentiss Co.
D1925135-SMN-0005ArchitectOriginal buildingSumner, Tallahatchie Co.
 1925049-JAC-6164-XArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1925105-STK-0802-NR-NRDPrimary ArchitectOriginal buildingStarkville, Oktibbeha Co.
Dc. 1925081-TUP-0269.1-XOriginator of Standard PlanOriginal building--Standardized Plan 6NSTupelo, Lee Co.
D1925049-JAC-3002ArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
?c. 1925005-GLO-0008ArchitectOriginal buildingGloster, Amite Co.
D1925049-JAC-6174-XArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
A1925049-JAC-5779-NHL-NRD-MLArchitect--AssociateOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1925-26151-HLN-0029ArchitectOriginal buildingHollandale, Washington Co.
?1926099-PHL-0046-XArchitectOriginal buildingPhiladelphia, Neshoba Co.
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D1926047-GLF-0010-NRDArchitect--AssociateOriginal buildingGulfport, Harrison Co.
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D1926-27035-HAT-4012-NRD-MLArchitectOriginal buildingHattiesburg, Forrest Co.
D1926049-JAC-3903ArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1926047-GLF-0025-NRDArchitectOriginal buildingGulfport, Harrison Co.
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D1927121-BRN-4568ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4563ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4564ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4557ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4560ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4527ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4554ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4523Original architectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4550ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4561ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4562ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4565ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4566ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4540ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4541ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4542ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4543ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4544ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4547ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4548ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4551ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4534ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4539ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4506ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4538ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4513ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4511ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4531ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4532ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4508ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4526ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4505ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4512ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4533ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4509ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4510ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4535ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4536ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4537ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4529ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4558ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4559ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4528ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4552ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4549ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4524ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4556ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4515ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4521ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927121-BRN-4555ArchitectOriginal BuildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927011-CLE-0920-MLArchitectOriginal buildingCleveland, Bolivar Co.
D1927011-CLE-0921-MLArchitectOriginal buildingCleveland, Bolivar Co.
D1927-28121-BRN-4501-MLArchitectOriginal buildingBrandon vic., Rankin Co.
D1927011-CLE-0902-MLArchitectOriginal buildingCleveland, Bolivar Co.
D1928139-RIP-0001.1-NRD-MLArchitectOriginal buildingRipley, Tippah Co.
D1928-29049-JAC-0965-NRDArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1928035-HAT-0705-NRD-MLArchitectEnlargement/remodelingHattiesburg, Forrest Co.
D1928109-PCN-0017.2-MLArchitectoriginal building (plaque says "alterations and additions")Picayune, Pearl River Co.
D1928049-JAC-0441-NRArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
A1928109-PCN-0021ArchitectOriginal buildingPicayune, Pearl River Co.
Ac.1929049-JAC-6796-NRArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
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Dc.1929123-MOR-0002ArchitectOriginal buildingMorton, Scott Co.
D1929049-JAC-4704ArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1929049-JAC-0039.1-XArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
A1929003-COR-0132-XArchitectOriginal buildingCorinth, Alcorn Co.
D1929049-JAC-0020-NRDArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1929049-JAC-3051Architectadditions and alterationsJackson, Hinds Co.
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D1929151-GRV-0107.2-NRD-MLArchitectOriginal buildingGreenville, Washington Co.
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D1930121-PEA-0004.1ArchitectOriginal buildingPearl, Rankin Co.
D1930097-DKH-0004.1-MLArchitectOriginal buildingDuck Hill, Montgomery Co.
D1930033-HNL-0004.3ArchitectOriginal buildingHorn Lake, DeSoto Co.
Dc. 1930049-JAC-4504.6-XArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1930051-LEX-0300.2-XArchitectOriginal buildingLexington, Holmes Co.
D1930049-JAC-3040-NRArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
Dc.1930049-JAC-5849-NRDArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
Dc.1930119-MKS-0005ArchitectOriginal buildingMarks, Quitman Co.
D1931-32025-WPT-0078-NRDArchitectRenovations, brick veneerWest Point, Clay Co.
D1936049-JAC-5770-NRDArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1937089-FLO-0005.1ArchitectOriginal buildingFlora, Madison Co.
Dc.1939049-JAC-6157-XArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
Dc.1939049-JAC-6733-DNCArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
Dc.1939049-JAC-5178-NRDArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1940-41007-MCO-0002.1ArchitectOriginal buildingMcCool, Attala Co.
D1940049-JAC-0015.1-NRDArchitectOne-story additionJackson, Hinds Co.
D1940049-JAC-0030.1-NRD-MLArchitectNew electrical systemJackson, Hinds Co.
D1940049-JAC-0013-NHL-NRD-MLArchitectAlterations (kitchn, servants' quarters, and painting and papering throughout)Jackson, Hinds Co.
D1940049-JAC-5928-NRDArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1940-41121-FLW-0016ArchitectOriginal buildingFlowood, Rankin Co.
D1940049-JAC-7204ArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1940049-JAC-2080-NR-NRD-MLArchitectCafeteria addition (I)Jackson, Hinds Co.
D1940-41049-JAC-6098.2-NRD-MLArchitectConcrete bleachersJackson, Hinds Co.
D1940149-VKS-0163-NRD-MLArchitectRemodellingVicksburg, Warren Co.
D1941049-JAC-5260-NRDArchitectEnlargedJackson, Hinds Co.
D1941019-ACK-0001.1-MLArchitectOriginal buildingAckerman, Choctaw Co.
D1941019-ACK-0008.1-MLArchitectOriginal buildingAckerman, Choctaw Co.
D1941-42121-BRN-0033.4-NRD-MLArchitectOriginal buildingBrandon, Rankin Co.
D1941049-JAC-3932-XArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1941049-JAC-7151ArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1942163-BTA-0004.2-XArchitectOriginal buildingBentonia, Yazoo Co.
D1943-44049-JAC-3904ArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1944049-JAC-3905ArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1944049-JAC-0778ArchitectOriginal BuildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1945049-JAC-3906ArchitectOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1946091-COL-0008.2-NR-NRD-MLArchitectrear addition, remodellingColumbia, Marion Co.
D1947151-GRV-5027.1ArchitectOriginal buildingGreenville vic., Washington Co.
D1948-50105-STK-4035-MLArchitect--ConsultingOriginal buildingStarkville, Oktibbeha Co.
D1948049-JAC-7103Architect--Joint VentureOriginal buildingJackson, Hinds Co.
D1949157-WDV-0029-NRD-XArchitectOriginal buildingWoodville, Wilkinson Co.
D1952-54049-JAC-0485Architect--Joint VentureAddition to S elevation (4-story ed building, chapel)Jackson, Hinds Co.