- City:
- Meridian, MS
- Site Type:
- Courthouses (State & Local), Civic Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Started:
- 1938
- Completed:
- 1939
- Designer:
- P. J. Krouse and L. L. Brasfield
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Architects P. J. Krouse and L. L. Brasfield substantially redesigned the historic Lauderdale County courthouse, a 1905 Beaux Arts building originally designed by Krouse, and “transformed into an Art Deco structure” (Ford, 2004). The traditional features, including a dome, cupola, and classic portico were removed and additions of a 3-story setback tower with curved walls enhanced both space and architectural design. The Public Works Administration provided a grant of $127,147 and the county issued a $140,000 bond to fund the project as Mississippi W 1182. It was completed December 4, 1939.
Source notes
Ford, L. (2004). Meridian Downtown Historic District. National Register of Historic Places nomination form inventory. United States Department of Interior. Supervisors map Lauderdale bond issue of $140,000. (September 10, 1938). Clarion-Ledger, p. 10. Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Historic Resources Inventory. Retrieved fromhttps://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/Public/prop.aspx?id=16655&view=facts&y=1177 Report No. 5, Status of completed non-Federal allotted projects, Region No. 3, Mississippi, W 1182, Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works Projects Division, p. 105, January 3, 1940Site originally submitted by Susan Allen on August 15, 2016.
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