The Old Delta Democrat Times Building is a historic building in Greenville, in the state of

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in the

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Location

The building is located at 201-203 Main Street in Downtown Greenville, the county seat of Washington County,

, in the

History

The two-storey building was completed circa 1880–1882. It was acquired in 1880 for US$700 by John G. Arche and Samuel Brown, the owners of Brown & Arche, a mill and machine company. It was sold to the Lake family in 1902, who remained the owners until 1977. The second floor was rented to the Greenville Temple Association, a

Freemason Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 13th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities ...

lodge, from 1883 to 1914. The first floor was rented to the Greenville Bank and Trust Company from 1906 to 1910. From 1943 to 1968, the building was rented by the ''

Delta Democrat Times The ''Delta Democrat Times'' (sometimes spelled ''Delta Democrat-Times'') is a daily newspaper that has been published in Greenville, Mississippi, United States since 1938, when Hodding Carter merged his ''Delta Star'', which he started with his wi ...

''. Later, it was rented to the Mississippi Industries for the Blind.

Heritage significance

It has been listed on the

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since March 25, 1982.

References

Newspaper headquarters in the United States Greenville, Mississippi Former Masonic buildings in Mississippi Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Mississippi 1880 establishments in Mississippi Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi {{Mississippi-stub