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The following two photos show the second
oldest filling station in Jackson, Mississippi. Originally,
this structure composed of only one rectangle room. It served
the owners of automobiles on the north half of Jackson.
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In the early ninteen thirties, when
money returned to the population after the Great Depression,
a young architect named A. Hays Town was hired to
improve the station. He added the three wings to the
original structure, using classic Greek proportions
for the columns and the roof structure they support.
For almost forty more years, this building served
the residents of Belhaven. And not just automobile
owners: many children were welcome here to 'service'
their bicycles with tools and air and lubrication. |
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During the fifties,
Shady Nook, as it was to be called, was declared "off
limits" to the female students of Belhaven College
after it was discovered that some had bought cigarettes
and BEER at the station. Oh, how dreadful, I wonder
what became of those girls! |
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The building was next
occupied in 1978 by two young architects: Sam Mockbee of
Meridian and Tommy Goodman of the Delta. They transformed
the old station into their office simply by enclosing the
three wings with glass walls and a curved courtyard wall
out front. It served them so well, and their business grew
so quickly, they next reworked the Tucker Printing House
buildings in the first block of North State Street, across
from the Old Capitol, and moved there just a year later.
This building became the office of HenryLaRose,
Realtors in December 1994. It is the natural place for the
real estate office to serve the people of historic Belhaven.
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"Here is another jewel of Belhaven, a typical late 1930's cottage with a unique feature: the roof is original, looks like shingles, but is actually stamped aluminum. For the past 25 years it was the residence of the Gwinn Magee family." |
"Townhouses in Belhaven, some are for lease, some are for sale, these were at one time; to know the market, know those who KNOW the market. We know Belhaven." |
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Same with houses for lease, we manage this one and thirty seven others. If you were on our call list, this would have been your home for a few years....." |
Homes in Belhaven represent every style of American architecture in the book. This home on St. Ann street was designed by the late, great and
regionally recognized architect A. Hays Town, in about 1938. Notice the fine detail of the fan light above the front door, the thinner the wood mullions, the better, and the proportions of the window size & placement within the three bays reflects proper design work. Mr. Town designed many homes here in Belhaven during his years in Jackson."
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