The Old Homestead in

Aberdeen, Mississippi Aberdeen is the county seat of Monroe County, Mississippi, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,961, down from 5,612 in 2010. Located on the banks of the Tombigbee River, Aberdeen was one of the busiest Mississippi ports ...

was built in c.1852. It has also been known as Dr. George Augustus Sykes House and Julian T. Evans House. It was listed on the

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in 1988. The listing includes 2 contributing buildings. The house is eclectic with elements of

Greek Revival architecture Greek Revival architecture is a architectural style, style that began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe, the United States, and Canada, ...

and

Gothic Revival architecture Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an Architectural style, architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half ...

. The dominant feature of the front facade is a two-story

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cu ...

in the central bay of five bays. The portico is decorated by pierced

archivolts An archivolt (or voussure) is an ornamental moulding or band following the curve on the underside of an arch. It is composed of bands of ornamental mouldings (or other architectural elements) surrounding an arched opening, corresponding to the ...

with pendants between its two columns and between the columns and matching

pilaster In architecture, a pilaster is both a load-bearing section of thickened wall or column integrated into a wall, and a purely decorative element in classical architecture which gives the appearance of a supporting column and articulates an ext ...

s on the house. A barn on the property was, as of 1988, the only high style Gothic Revival ancillary building in Aberdeen. with In 1988, it was still occupied by a descendant of Dr. George Augustus Sykes, for whom the house was built. In 2006, The Old Homestead was put up for auction by Sykes descendant Boonie Evans, and on April 24 the home was purchased by Caius and Linda Dodd along with some of its original furnishings.Harrington, B. (2006, May 3). A New Beginning. Aberdeen Examiner, pp. 1-10A.

References

Houses completed in 1852 Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Houses in Monroe County, Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Mississippi 1852 establishments in Mississippi {{Mississippi-NRHP-stub