Robert E. Lee (architect) explained

Robert Emmett Lee (1870–1925^[1]) was a prolific architect in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

He was a native of Meridian, Mississippi. He died suddenly at his home at 463 Southern Avenue, Hattiesburg, when talking with one of his daughters, at age 54.^[2]

Career

Lee designed many works in Hattiesburg, but also elsewhere in South Mississippi, and in Columbus, Mississippi (replacing buildings destroyed by a fire). At least three of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Lee's works include:

• Walthall School (1902), Hattiesburg, Mississippi, a contributing building in the NRHP-listed Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood District
• Eaton Elementary School (1905), 1105 McInnis Ave. Hattiesburg, Mississippi, NRHP-listed
• Hattiesburg Trust & Banking Company (1905), a contributing building in the NRHP-listed Hub City Historic District.^[1]
• Ross Building (1907), Hattiesburg
• Masonic Temple (1920), Hattiesburg^[2]
• Old Hattiesburg High School (front addition, 1921), 846 Main St., Hattiesburg, the only known Jacobethan Style work by Lee, NRHP-listed^{[3] [4]}
• City Hall (1923), Hattiesburg^{[2] [3]}
• I.O.O.F. Lodge No. 27 (1927), Hattiesburg^[3]
• a school (1927), Brooklyn, Mississippi^[3]
• First Presbyterian Church, Hattiesburg^[2]
• Main Street Baptist Church, Hattiesburg^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mississippi Architects: Robert E. Lee (1870-1925) . ELMALVANEY . May 11, 2016.
2. News: Robert Emmett Lee Succumbs to Stroke of Apoplexy While Chatting With Daughter. March 2, 1925. Hattiesburg American. As reproduced in "Mississippi Architects: Robert E. Lee (1870-1925)".
3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Hattiesburg High School . Brian N. Berggren and Richard J. Cawthon . December 31, 1986 . April 29, 2017.
4. http://www.savemyplacems.com/listing/old-hattiesburg-high-school/ Old Hattiesburg High School