Porter House (Raymond, Mississippi) Explained

Porter House
Nearest City:Raymond, Mississippi
Coordinates:32.2614°N -90.4225°W
Built:c. 1850
Architecture:vernacular Greek Revival
Added:July 15, 1986
Mpsub:Raymond and Vicinity MRA
Refnum:86001702

Porter House, also known as The Farm or Porter Family Homestead, in Raymond, Mississippi, is a vernacular Greek Revival house that was built in c. 1850. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 at its original location, about three miles southeast of Raymond. It was moved to a location in Raymond in 2004 and has been renovated.[1]

In 1986 it was deemed "architecturally significant because it is the only example of a one-room deep, ante-bellum, Greek Revivalcottage" in the Raymond area that was surveyed.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Porter House (previously identified as Porter Family Homestead) (relocation and additional documentation) / Cedarwood . . Anson Bob Chunn and Jean J. Chunn . November 1, 2006 . November 17, 2016 . with