Blum House Explained

Blum House
Built:1902
Architect:Theodore C. Link
Architecture:Neoclassical Revival
Location:1420 Cherry St.,
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, United States
Mpsub:Vicksburg MPS
Refnum:92000859
Added:July 30, 1992

Blum House, also known as Levy House, is a historic residence built in 1902 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 30, 1992;[1] and part of the Uptown Vicksburg Historic District since 1993.[2]

History

The Blum House was built in 1902, for Theresa Bloom Blum (1859–1933), spouse of Solomon Blum (1848–1903), a Jewish merchant from Delhi, Louisiana.[3] It was designed by Theodore C. Link, German-born American architect known for designing the Mississippi State Capitol.[4]

It is as a two-story, clapboard with a slate-covered, truncated hipped roof. The two-story portico has an oval window in the tympanum and is supported by four slender Ionic columns. The Blum House derives its significance for the NRHP listing from the architecture, it being one of the best examples of the Neoclassical Revival style in Vicksburg.

The house is included on the historic marker for Cherry Street, on the Vicksburg Heritage Walking Trail.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bell . Nancy . July 30, 1992 . [{{NRHP url|id=92000859}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Blum House ]. July 21, 2024 . National Park Service. With
  2. Web site: August 19, 1993 . National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Uptown Vicksburg Historic District . https://web.archive.org/web/20231215035639/https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/26a16636-bb09-4118-896b-d95129583036 . 2023-12-15 . National Park Service.
  3. Web site: Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities - Natchez, Mississippi . 2024-07-22 . ISJL - Mississippi Natchez Encyclopedia, Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life . en.
  4. Web site: Blum House . 2024-07-21 . Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH).
  5. Web site: Cherry Street Historical Marker . 2024-07-21 . Historical Marker Database (HMDB) . en.