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Tate County Courthouse is a historic building constructed in 1875, located at 201 South Ward Street in
Senatobia Senatobia is a city in, and the county seat of, Tate County, Mississippi, United States, and is the 16th largest municipality in the Memphis Metropolitan Area. The population was 8,165 at the 2010 census. Senatobia is the home of Northwest Miss ...
, the county seat of Tate County, Mississippi. The courthouse building operates as a heritage museum, the Tate County Heritage Museum. It is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
since March 30, 1994; With and a
Mississippi Landmark The following is a list of Mississippi Landmarks officially nominated by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and approved by each county's chancery clerk. The Mississippi Landmark designation is the highest form of recognition bestow ...
since 1984. The Romanesque style building was designed by architect
James B. Cook James B. Cook was an English-trained architect who worked in Memphis, Tennessee in the 1800s. He was born in England and educated at King's College (disambiguation), King's College and College for Civil Engineers, Putney College. He served as a ...
in 1873, and constructed between 1875 and 1876 by builder J. H. Cocke. An annex structure was completed in summer 1999.


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National Register of Historic Places listings in Tate County, Mississippi __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Tate County, Mississippi. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tate County, Mississ ...
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List of courthouses in the United States This is a list of courthouses in the United States. American courthouses are very often significant, as they are public buildings usually built to convey solidity and to command respect. Many have hosted important trials, or are significant for ...


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National Register of Historic Places in Tate County, Mississippi Government buildings completed in 1875 Romanesque Revival architecture in Mississippi Mississippi Landmarks 1875 establishments in Mississippi History museums in Mississippi {{Mississippi-NRHP-stub