Friday, November 26, 2021

Exploring what the Jesse Collier House is in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

The house at 821 Arledge Street in Hattiesburg, Mississippi was constructed circa 1920. The exact date is unknown. What is known is that the house was owned and occupied by Jesse Collier, a white salesman for the Nehi Bottling Company, resided in the house with his wife, Annie Collier and their 5 children. (Ref: Hattiesburg City Directory, 1929)


The house at 821 Arledge Street was built as a rectangular one-story building with a front-gabled bungalow underneath a low-pitched roof exposed with rafter ends and clad in weatherboard siding. The roof is covered in asphalt shingles. The house rests on a continuous brick foundation. (Ref: https://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/Public/prop.aspx?id=2145909986&view=facts&y=1024)

“This one-story, front-gabled bungalow is rectangular in form and clad in weatherboard siding. The house rests on a continuous brick foundation. The roof is low-pitched with exposed rafter ends and is covered in asphalt shingles. Windows are 4(vertical)-over-1, double-hung wood sash. The front façade (east) is three bays (2W, D, 2W) with a single-leaf entry door concealed by a metal-framed screen door. A wood-louvered vent and gable end brackets are in the front gable end. A full-width entry porch with hipped roof extends from the façade. It features exposed rafter ends, faux vine metal posts on brick piers with decorative brackets, and concrete flooring. A shed-roofed addition is along the rear.”



Measurements of the Jesse Collier House are 1,500 square feet with a lot size of 0.5 acres. That’s less than 1 acre in lot size. The house has 1,802 square feet of living space. (Ref: https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/821-Arledge-St_Hattiesburg_MS_39401_M82365-92014)

The Jesse Collier House is located at 821 Arledge Street, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, US 39401.

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