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Form 10-300 (July 1969)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM

(Type all entries — complete applicable sections)

MississippiCOUNTY:

LawrenceFOR NPS USE ONLY

ENTRY NUMBER

ft 1COMMON:

Longino HouseAND/OR HISTORIC:

STREET AND NUMBER:

Lot 52, Caswell StreetCITY OR TOWN:

Monti cello

Mississippi 39654 28 Lawrenceliiillilliilililiii

CATEGORY

(Check One)OWNERSH.P STATUS ACCESSIBLE

TO THE PUBLIC

\ | District

D Site

|X) Building

Q Structure

Object

1 1 Public

ficl P^ote

D Both

Public Acquisition:

[| In Process

Iv) Being Considered

D Occupiedr_m . . . , 28 Unoccupiedr i D . [_] Preservation work

in progress

Yes:| | RestrictedL— 'D Unrestricted

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PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate)

\ 1 Agricultural

Q Commercial

n Educational

| | Entertainment

| | Government

CD Industrial

CH M' "tary.

CD Museum

1 1 Park

Q Private Residence

Q Religious

| | Scientific

[ | Transportation

S Other (Specify)

1 1 Comments

OWNER'S NAME:

Mrs. Frank AlienSTREET AND NUMBER:

P. 0. Box 297CITY OR TOWN:

Monti cello M,

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COURTHOUSE. REG.STRY OF DEEDS, ETC:

STREET AND NUMBER:

Broad Street

Office of the Lawrence County

Clerk

CITY OR TOWN:

Monti cello Mississippi 39654 28

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Excellent D Good

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Fair I I Deteriorated I I Ruins O Unexposed

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[71 Altered Q Unaltered

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D Moved| Origir.pl Site

PRESENT AND ORIGINAL ("if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

built, the _pne-stary ...frame -house on lot, _ell Street, Monticello, was a fiye-rogm_ structure with

_ _ pitched roof. There was an attic window in each gable end, "ami in the roof of the facade (west elevation) the pedi ments of two dormers repeated the triangle of the heavily cor niced portico. The latter also featured a frieze of broad planking which was supported by two pairs of box columns with abbreviated molded capitals. A vertical latticework of triang ular design spanned the intercolumniation of each pair, and a wooden balustrade joined the outermost columns to the facade. Two double-hung 6 over 6 windows flanked each side of the cen tral doorway, which featured a row of five rectangular lights overhead and three in each side light, with wooden paneling be neath. An identical doorway was in the corresponding position on the rear elevation. The exterior color scheme was white gen erously accented by dark shutters, sills, lintels, columns, cor ner and foundation boards, balustrade railing, door enframement, frieze, and cornices.

The disposition of the original five rooms was presum ably parlor and bedroom on the south side of the hallway, and bedroom, dining room, and kitchen on the north. ^^J^^j^ two rooms ..were , built on the south elevation; another wlS^lSîai" on" the northeast, beyond the original kitchen; and a fourth was projected f roip the north end of the facade . Accompanying changes :'iir"felne^t'r~ait!'r6^'''incl'iuded triple windows on the south side of the original main entrance, and a trjuis^m^ddcrwa ands'ingle window in the "facade of the south addition. At the same time a wellhouse was enclosed and joined to the rear porch to provide the first bathroom. The pediment and trellised columns of .tlje portico were replaced by itê shed rpof an<| square posts brâ^frbnt porch which extended almost the length of the south addition. The rear porch was similarly enlarged and projected east as well to include the new kitchen in its ell shape. A small third porch with corrugated tin roof braced by slender up rights was added to the north entrance of the kitchen. The pitch of the main roof was lowered and on the west elevation transverse gables were built over the two additions, with the southernmost covered in alternating rows of fishtail, square, and trapezoidal shingles. The focal point of the facade, how ever, was beneath the north gable, the cornice of which extend ed beyond the chamfered sides of the semihexagonal window to form a hooded triangle embellished with scrolls and pendants. Exterior trim was otherwise sparse, being applied chiefly in cornices with returns stopped by brackets and wide planking defining the angles of the gables.

ERIOD (Check One or More as Appropriate)

I | Pre-Columbian I CD 16th Century

n 15th Century D 17th Century

20th Century

SPECIFIC DATE(S) (If Applicable and Jgnownga. 3B 8 4

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C] Prehistoric

C3 Historic

| [' Agriculture

(~~1 Architecture

D Art

I 1 Commerce

| | Communications

| | Conservation

I | Education

[ [ Engineering'

[ | Industry

I | Invention

(| Landscape

Architecture

[ | Literature

[^] Military

Music

23 Political

O Religion/Phi

losophy

I | Science

PI Sculpture

[ | Social/Human

itarian

[~1 Theater

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TATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

Andrew...Houston Longino (1854-1942) t governor of Mis sissippi from 1900 to 1904, was born in Lawrence County near MontlceTId, the s on of John Thomas and Annie Porter Ramsey Longino. Both his parents died during Longino's early child hood. He was educated in public schools and at Mississippi College, graduating in 1875 with a bachelor of science degree. In 1880 he earned a law degree from the University of Virginia and was admitted to the Mississippi bar the following year. Longino's public life had begun in 1876, with a four-year term as clerk of the circuit and chancery courts of Lawrence County. He was elected to the State legislature, 1880-1884, and in 1888 President Grover Cleveland appointed him United States district attorney for the southern district of Mississippi.

On Jatiuaj^...l.j6,4 _.l>.9.00 f._I«9xigino was inaugurated thir£y- fifth governor of Mississippi.. Highlights of his administra tion Included construction of the current State Capitol; orga nization of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History; establishment of the Sunflower County penal farm and a more efficient system of penitentiary management; increasein^appro priations for public schools; and encouragment of outside in vestments within the state, resulting in a substantial rise in the amount of taxable property. In addition to his offical positions, Longino was a delegate to numerous Democratic state conventions, and in 1900 he was chairman of the Mississippi delegation to the national convention of the Democratic party at Kansas City which nominated William Jennings Bryan for the presidency.

In^l884 Longino had purchased lot 52, Caswell Street, Monticello, from S. B. Herring for $250.00. Shortly afterwards he constructed thereon a home which he first called Bachelor's Ranch but which became Fairlawn upon his marriage on April 14, 1887, to Marion Buckley of Jackson. Miss Buckley had been one of the first women employed by the State of Mississippi, «,,^|pld- ing a position in the office of the state auditor. In ljp?8) the Longinos moved from Monticello and two years later their house was sold to Will C. Cannon, clerk of the chancery court of

Interviews : Mr. Frank Alien, Monticello, May 31, 1971. and March 1. 1972. '

Mrs. Gay Longino Durham (daughter of A. H. Longino) , June 14, 1971, and February 29, 1972.

The Honorable E. M. Graham, Mayor of Monticello, May 31. 1971, and March 1, 1972.

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llpiiiiiii^NAME AND Tl TLE:

Dawn Maddox, Architectural HistorianORGANIZATION , /

Mississippi Department of Archives and HistorySTREET AND NUMBER:

Post Office Box 571CITY OR TOWN:

Jackson . . ; •. -iiiiilililiiiiiiiiiiiltit^

As the designated State Liaison Officer for the Na tional Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. The recommended level of significance of this nomination is:

National Q State XD Local [3;

C~?// /rt->rName ^S/* L^f' /// \_/^l^^T^^

R. A. McLemore Title Director, Miss. Department

of Archives and History

Date March 7, 1972

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DATE

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I hereby certify that this property is included in the

National Register. • » > \.

Chief, Office of Archeology

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Form 10>300a (July 1969)


NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM

(Continuation Sheet)

Mississippi

LawrenceFOR NFS USE ONLY

ENTRY NUMBER

(JVumtor /! «ntrf*«>

7.

On the interior, flooring in the addition was narrower than the 6-inch boards in the original portion, and several of the later rooms were walled in 2-inch horizontal studding as well. Subsequent changes over the years have included replacing the wall b'etween the hallway and parlor with a rectangular archway; instal lation of closets and a second bath; and papering of walls and ceilings. Baseboards throughout are unusually wide (approximately 18 inches) and ceilings are approximately 12 feet in height. Win dow and door casings are variously treated (molded or plain-sur faced, mitred or joined at right angles) but are consistently utilitarian. Although none of the wooden mantelpieces with brick hearths is striking, that in the projecting northwest room is the most decorative. Its pilasters are grooved horizontally at base board level and vertically above, and a pair of scrolled brackets with pierced crescents supports the shelf atop a broad frieze.

Form 10-300o (July 1969)





Mississippi

LawrenceFOR NFS USE ONLY

ENTRY NUMBER

(Number »ll 9ntrl9»)

8.

Lawrence County and a friend of Longino's from their bachelor days when both resided at the Beal Hotel in Monticello. Following Cannon's death shortly after the turn of the century, his widow

Mremarried and the house underwent the alterations previously rioted. The pFoperty was retained by the Cannon heirs until 1969, when it was'sold to Mrs* Frank Alien of Monticello.

*The Longino house is currently unoccupied and its purchase

is being considered by the city of Monticello for restoration as a memorial to Longino, with auxiliary functions as a county history museum and exhibition art gallery for the local schools* The pri mary use would be particularly appropriate in that the house is the sole survivor of several residences associated with Longino", and ffiere is at present no specific site which commemorates his life 'an3~~h"is administration, one of the moire significant in t|iesatejs histcjryT The additions made to the house in "irregularity of mass and Queen Anne detail, would be removed and the original appearance restored* Although the house was not then, any more than now, architecturally distinguished, it was a pleasing expression on a modest scale of the symmetry and decorative compo nents of an earlier classicism which resurfaced in the closing decades of the nineteenth century* In view of the commemorative nature proposed for the structure, the renovation appears justified,

Form 10- 300o (July 1969)




MississippiCOUNTY


(TVumtor all •nttl^m)

9.

Mrs. Blanche Cannon Wilson (daughter of Will C. Cannon), Monticello, June 1, 1971

Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, Mississippi:

"Governor A. H. Longino" Picture and Subject Files.

Works Progress Administration, Old Homes" (typescript).

"History of Lawrence County:

Office of the Chancery Clerk. Lawrence County Courthouse, Monticello, Mississippi:

Deed Books Z, p. 36; Z, p. 227; 4, p. 128.

' Plat map of town of Monticello by W. W. Brinson, 1958; based on original plat map destroyed in tornado of 1882.

Personal inspection by Dawn Maddox, May 31, 1971.

Rowland, Dunbar. Encyclopedia of Mississippi History. Atlanta: Southern Historical Publishing Association, 1907. Vol II: "Longino, Andrew Houston," and "LOngino's Administration," pp. 413-17.

Undated photograph in possession of Mrs. Blanche Cannon Wilson, depicting Longino house as originally built.

0MB Approval No. 29-R021J

FEDERAL ASSISTANCE*" OFPE D PREAPPLICATION

ACTION PCI APPLICATION(Mark ap. 1-1 NOTIFICATION OF IMTEHT (Opt)proprtate I—'box) n REPORT OF FEDEFfiL ACTION

2. APPLI CANT'S APPLI CATION

•. NUMBER

b. DA

Leave Blank

eax month day78 6 "

3. STATE APPLICA TION LDENTI- IER

a. NUMBER

77113005b. DATE

ASSIGNED

Year mjnth day

19 77 12 21

•. Applicant Name

b. Organization Unit

c. Stroet/P.O. Box

d. City

f. StaU

h. Contact Person (Name & telephone No.)

4. LEGAL APPLICANT/RECIPIENT

Stat^ of MississippiDepartment of Archives and HistoryP.O. Box 571Jackson Mississippi

t. County :

8. ZIP Code:

Hinds 39205

Elber,,: R, Billiard 601-354-6218

5. FEDERAL EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION r>Q.

64-6000738________

PRO- GRAM(From Federal Catalog)

a. NUMBER 1|5|.b. TITLE

Historic Preservation

ai D

7. TITLE AND DESCRIPTION OF APPLICANT'S PROJECTLgiigino Ho u s e Jj&sJmaôu, Phase I, ônticello, v^Tr^T^n^Ty^ RMT 11 in 1884, the house is signlfi- cant" as the only exlant residence of A.H, Longino, important political figure who served as Governor of,

Mississippi from 1900 to 1904. The preservation ob jective is to stablide and begin to restore the bu:Lld ing to its historic appearance. The restored builc'.in^

serve as a regional museum and community center.

8. TYPE OF APPLICANT/RECIPIENTA-StsteB-lnterstateC-Sufcstate

District i-Counly

E-CityF-School District G-Special Purposa

District

H-Community Action Agency I- Higher Educational Institution J- Indian Tribs K-Other (Specify):

Enter appropriate letter »

9. TYPE OF ASSISTANCEA~Basic Grant D-lnsuranceB-SuppIemental Grant E-Other Enter appro- I—T~5C-Losn priate letter(i) \ \ ^

10. AREA OF PROJECT IMPACT (-Vaines of cities, countiei.S'atot, etc.)

Lawrence County

11. ESTIMATED NUM BER OF PERSONS BENEFITING

11,137

12. TYPE OF APPLICATION A-New C-Rcvision E-Augmentsticn B-Renewal D-Continuation I—

Enter appropriate letter .

13. 14. C< SSIONAL DISTRICTS OF:

a. FEDERAL

b. APPLICANT

e. STATE

d. LOCALe. OTHER

f. TOTAL

15,0001.5,000

.00

.00

.00_

.00

30,000.00

.00

a. APPLICANTStatewide

16. PROJECT STARTDATE Year month day

19 7ft 7 ?R

b. PROJECTThird

17. PROJECT DURATION

15. TYPE OF CHANGE (For ISc or lie)A-lncreaso Dollars F-Other (Specify) :B-Decrease DoilsrsC-lncrease DurationD-Decreasa Duration ___________E-Cancellatiwi

Enter appro- |" priate letter(s) ^_

18. ESTIMATED DATE TO BE SUBMITTED TO FEDERAL AGENCY >

Year month day19 78 6 28

19. EXISTING FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

20. FEDERAL AGENCY TO RECEIVE RFQJEST (Name. City. State. ZIP code) ~Heritage Conserv^tluu & Recreation Service, Wash , of theÎnterior in;>ton, D.C. 202401

21. REMARKS ADDED

r No

22.

, THEAPPLICANT CERTIFIES THAT *>

s. To f-c best of my ki.owledgt and bolitf, d:U in this pretpplication/application are true and correct, the document has been duly authorized by tha governing body of the applicant and the a plicant will comply with the attached assurance* If the cssist- ante is approved.

b. If required by 0MB Circular A-95 t MS application was submitted, pursuant te in structions therein, to appropriate cl Mringhousas and all responses are attached:

Nore- Retpons attached

(1) State Clearinghouse(2)(3)

Da a D D

23.CERTIFYING REPRE SENTATIVE

a. TYPED NAME AND TITLE

Elbert R. Billiard, Director Dept. of Archives and History

b. SIGNATURE c. DATE SIGNEDYear month day

197*- C - 30

24. AGENCY NAME

Department of the Interior

25. APPLICA- Year month dayTIONRECEIVED 19

26. ORGANIZATIONAL

ConservationUNIT Heritageand Recreation Service

27. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE GrantsAdministration Division

28. FEDERAL APPLICATION IDENTIFICATION

29. ADDRESS

Washington,30. FEDERAL GRANT

D.C. 2024031. ACTION TAKEN

0 •. AWARDED

Q b. REJECTED

Q e. RETURNED FORAMENDMENT

fj <f. DEFERRED

i. WITHDRAWN

32. FUNDING

a. FEDERAL

b. APPLICANT

c. STATE

d. LOCAL•. OTHERf. TOTAL

15,000 .0015,000 .00

.00

.00

.00

30,000 .00

33. ACTION DATE »>

Year month day

19 78 8 1634.STARTING DATE

Year month day

19. 78 8 135. CONTACT FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMA

TION (Nam* and telephone numb«r)

Stephen D. Newman 202-523-5472

36. Year month dayENDING on 0 71DATE 19 80 8 3137. REMARKS ADDED

rj Y««38.

FEDERAL AGENCY A-95 ACTION

a. In taking «:l>ove action, any cefnmonts received sidcred. If agency response is due under provisions It has been or Is being made.

from clearinghouses were con- of Part 1, 0MB Circular A-95,

b. FEDERAL AGENCY A-95 OFFICIAL (Name and telephone no.)

Stephen D. Newman (202-523-5472

424-101 STANDARD FORM 424 PAGE 1 (10-75 Prncribtd by GSA, Federal Management Circular 74-

Mississippi State 1 in. : 800 ft. 1962



PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM

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Mississippi


ENTRY NUMBER

11

COMMON: LOttftnd "Blouse J^y gffjf J^ C-\ '

HOTO CREDIT: Mississippi Department of Archives and History________..~.. f ___ A if <m €L jq~»~ •—-——.-.- —— - -- —

DATE OF PHOTO: May 31, 1971MEGATIVE FILED AT: P. O. BOX 571

Jackson , Mississippi 39205

DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

West (facade) and south elevations, looking northeast.



PROPERTY PHOTOGRAPH FORM

(Type all entries - attach to or enclose with photograph)

Mississippi


Lot 52, Caswell Street

STATE:

Mississippi 39654

DATE OF PHOTO: Unknown

Mississippi Department of Archives and History Post Office Box 571. Jackson, Mississippi 392

DESCRIBE VIEW, DIRECTION, ETC.

West (facade) and south elevations, looking northeast. Man on porch believed to be A. H. Longino.

*Original print in possession of Mrs. Blanche Cannon Wilson, Monticello, Mississippi.

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