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Warren-Guild-Simmons House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Warren-Guild-Simmons House in 2016
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Location	734 Fairview Street, Jackson, Mississippi
Coordinates	32°19′13″N 90°10′36″W / 32.32028°N 90.17667°W / 32.32028; -90.17667
Area	2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built	1909 (1909)
Architect	Spencer & Powers
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	79001312
Added to NRHP	January 11, 1979

The Warren-Guild-Simmons House, also known as Fairview Inn, is a historic mansion in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S..

History

The house was built in 1908 for Cyrus C. Warren, the vice president of the Warren-Goodwin Lumber Company. Felix Gunter, the president of the Jackson Board of Trade, was the homeowner from 1913 to 1921, when it was purchased by W. E. Guild, the treasurer of the Finkbine Lumber Company. D. C. Simmons, the president of the Bank of Utica and the Utica Lumber and Gin Company, was the homeowner from 1930 to 1964. It was inherited by their son William L. Simmons in the 1970s. In the 1950s, he had founded the Jackson Citizens' Council, a white supremacist organization.

Architectural significance

The house was designed in the Colonial Revival style by the architectural firm Spencer & Powers. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 11, 1979.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Warren-Guild-Simmons House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
3. "Warren-Gunter-Guild-Simmons House [Fairview Inn]". Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
4. "Warren-Guild-Simmons House". National Park Service. United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 4, 2017.

External links

• Media related to Warren-Guild-Simmons House at Wikimedia Commons

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