1916 - Pontotoc County Courthouse - Pontotoc, MS - Dated Buildings and Cornerstones on Waymarking.com

County of courthouse: Pontotoc County
Location of courthouse: Washington St. & Main St., Pontotoc
Built: 1916
Architect: N. W. Overstreet, A. I. A. Jackson, MS and Mahan & Broadwell of Memphis, TN
Phone: 662-489-3921
Restoration 2006: Belinda Stewart Architects

"78. (C) 12 Washington Street
Pontotoc County Courthouse
Brick, tripartite building. Center section is three stories over basement with red tile deck-on-hip roof fronted by a colonnade of four Tuscan columns flanked by two piers which are linked by a low wall. These elements are composed of blocks of glazed terra-cotta. The first floor is reached by a broad flight of steps. The facade is divided into bays by pilasters that reflect the columns. The three center bays were originally double-leaf doors, but the outside bays have been enclosed with tinted plate glass windows. The center bay has double-leaf tinted glass and bronzed metal doors. Over each doorway is a bust in glazed terra-cotta of Blind Justice. All windows are 1/1 DHW. The attic story (3rd floor) is divided into openings by four short piers which correspond to the four columns of the colonnade. Two clock faces occupy the space on each end of the attic story. A modillioned entablature separates the colonnade from the attic story. The two end sections of the building are two stories over a basement with deck-on-hip red tile roofs and pilasters which divide the facade into bays of 1/1 DH double windows. A modillioned cornice tops all three sections of the building. All of the decorative elements are terra-cotta. This building was completed in late 1916." ~ NRHP Nomination Form

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