Tate County Courthouse

Tate County Courthouse
Mississippi Landmark No. 137-SEN-0236-NR-ML[1]
Tate County Courthouse is located in Mississippi
Tate County Courthouse
Location201 South Ward Street,
Senatobia, Tate County, Mississippi, U.S.
Coordinates34°37′00″N 89°57′57″W / 34.61667°N 89.96583°W / 34.61667; -89.96583 (Tate County Courthouse)
Built1875 (1875)
ArchitectJames B. Cook,
J. H. Cocke
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.94000200
USMS No.137-SEN-0236-NR-ML[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1994
Designated USMSApril 24, 1984

Tate County Courthouse is a historic building constructed in 1875, located at 201 South Ward Street in Senatobia, the county seat of Tate County, Mississippi.[2] The courthouse building operates as a heritage museum, the Tate County Heritage Museum.[3] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 30, 1994;[2] and a Mississippi Landmark since 1984.[1]

The Romanesque style building was designed by architect James B. Cook in 1873, and constructed between 1875 and 1876 by builder J. H. Cocke.[2][4] An annex structure was completed in summer 1999.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Mississippi Landmarks" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tate County Courthouse". National Park Service. 1994. Retrieved May 13, 2023. With accompanying pictures
  3. ^ "Look Around Mississippi: Senatobia Courthouse Museum". WLBT. April 24, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Suzassippi's Mississippi: Tate County Courthouse". Preservation in Mississippi. August 21, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "Historic Sites in Tate County, Mississippi". Tate County Economic Development Foundation. Retrieved May 14, 2023.