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Benjamin F. Liddon
Benjamin Franklin Liddon (May 1, 1876 - August, 1952) was a businessman and a civic leader. While residing in Corinth, Mississippi, he designed several buildings including a theater and his home. Biography He designed the Corinth Coliseum Theatre, at 404 Taylor Street a Mississippi Landmark that is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. After being used for live performances and films it was readapted for use as a civic center. His home is known as the Benjamin Liddon Castle or Benjamin Liddon House. He married Letitia Borroum, daughter of Dr. Andrew Jackson Borroum. In 2015 the home he built for his family in Corinth, Mississippi was being restored. He died in August 1952 in Corinth, Mississippi. See also *Midtown Corinth Historic District Midtown Corinth Historic District is a historic district in Corinth, Mississippi that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. The district then had 229 contributing buildings and one c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corinth, Mississippi
Corinth is a city in and the county seat of Alcorn County, Mississippi, Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,573 at the 2010 census. Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835. It lies on the state line with Tennessee. History Corinth was founded in 1853 as Cross City, so-called because it served as a junction for the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, Mobile & Ohio and Memphis and Charleston Railroad, Memphis & Charleston railroads. It was the town's early newspaper editor, W. E. Gibson, who suggested its current name for the city of Corinth in Greece that also served as a crossroads. Corinth's location at the junction of two railroads made it strategically important to the Confederate States of America, Confederacy during the American Civil War. Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard retreated to Corinth after the Battle of Shiloh (April 1862), pursued by Union army, Union Major General Henry Halleck, Henry W. Halleck. General Beauregard abandoned the town on May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corinth Coliseum Theatre
The Coliseum Theatre is a historic theater building in Corinth, Mississippi. It is a Mississippi Landmark. The theater was designed by Benjamin F. Liddon and built in 1923 and 1924. It is being restored by the Corinth Area Arts Council with federal funding. It has been used as the Corinth Coliseum Civic Center. It was built in the movie palace A movie palace (or picture palace in the United Kingdom) is any of the large, elaborately decorated movie theaters built between the 1910s and the 1940s. The late 1920s saw the peak of the movie palace, with hundreds opening every year between 192 ... style of the 1920s with ornate plasterwork and white marble. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. See also * Downtown Corinth Historic District * National Register of Historic Places listings in Alcorn County, Mississippi References National Register of Historic Places in Alcorn County, Mississippi Theatres completed in 1924 Theatres on the National Register of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
