I thought it might be Historic Jefferson College but I don’t remember a transom over those back doors. Do I get any credit for identifying where it’s not?
My first thought was Rodney Presbyterian Church too! But I looked at some old photos and saw that the decorative element above the door (lintel?) is too plain and the Rodney front doors are 6 panel. Whatever the correct name is for the piece above the door can be a Friday vocabulary word so I can add it to my one brain cell.
Cornice or lintel would work for this piece. I usually think of a cornice as less purely structural and more decorative than a lintel–this piece walks the line between structural and decorative, so I’m going to give both gstone and Cindy a point for suggesting each. I still may get the rest of the points on this one–can’t believe this is stumping everyone! I thought this one was the softball of the day!
Usually a real structural masonry wall will have those Header courses every six or seven courses….that row ties together the interior brick and is common on true load bearing masonry walls.
Bricks were handmade, which possibly explains some of their irregularity. Used as a school until 1908 and as a Methodist Church until 1960. Rescued from scheduled demolition in 1964 after being sold for $600 to a wrecking company; bought back for $2000– sweet deal for the wrecking company.
I thought it might be Historic Jefferson College but I don’t remember a transom over those back doors. Do I get any credit for identifying where it’s not?
I had the same thought about it being Historic Jefferson College, and I remember transoms there, but not double-leaf doors on any of the buildings
Nope. And nope! Y’all are a bunch of fishers!
I’ll toss out another guess:
Rodney Presbyterian Church (c. 1832) in Jefferson County
Nope!
My first thought was Rodney Presbyterian Church too! But I looked at some old photos and saw that the decorative element above the door (lintel?) is too plain and the Rodney front doors are 6 panel. Whatever the correct name is for the piece above the door can be a Friday vocabulary word so I can add it to my one brain cell.
Don’t add too much to your brain cell! We want to keep you around these parts and at least mostly “all there” if you know what I mean :-)
Would the molding above the door be called a cornice?
Cornice or lintel would work for this piece. I usually think of a cornice as less purely structural and more decorative than a lintel–this piece walks the line between structural and decorative, so I’m going to give both gstone and Cindy a point for suggesting each. I still may get the rest of the points on this one–can’t believe this is stumping everyone! I thought this one was the softball of the day!
Okay, then how about those common bond courses every irregular rows: first 7, then 10, then 6…or was it the other way around?
Good eye! I hadn’t noticed that detail–you’re becoming the Bond Queen round these parts :-)
That’s an especially strange irregularity since this is a real masonry wall, i.e., structural not just a brick veneer like the Easter post’s church.
Usually a real structural masonry wall will have those Header courses every six or seven courses….that row ties together the interior brick and is common on true load bearing masonry walls.
And one point for your good eye!
Could it be Jacinto Courthouse – former Tishomingo County Courthouse – Constructed 1854 ?
Aha! The late bird gets the worm! Three points!
Federal style architecture, considered “one of the finest examples” with walls nearly two feet thick.
Architect: Unknown. Town named after the battle of San Jacinto in Texas.
Bricks were handmade, which possibly explains some of their irregularity. Used as a school until 1908 and as a Methodist Church until 1960. Rescued from scheduled demolition in 1964 after being sold for $600 to a wrecking company; bought back for $2000– sweet deal for the wrecking company.
I really like how the trim on the mullion between the doors and transom turns and continues across the door jamb. Very cool detail!