Ruins of Webster County Courthouse
Walthall, Mississippi
Constructed in 1915 for $60,000. NW Overstreet of Jackson used brick and terra cotta in the late empire design, a rare architectural form in MIssissippi. A fire started from an electrical cord strip and burned the courthouse in the early morning hours of January 17, 2013. Early reports say the remains are structurally sound so there is hope that it can be rebuilt using the remaining walls.
Ironically, the morning the courthouse burned the area was under a winter weather warning and snow was falling while local fire departments battled the flames.
Ruins of Webster County Courthouse
Walthall, Mississippi
Constructed in 1915 for $60,000. NW Overstreet of Jackson used brick and terra cotta in the late empire design, a rare architectural form in MIssissippi. A fire started from an electrical cord strip and burned the courthouse in the early morning hours of January 17, 2013. Early reports say the remains are structurally sound so there is hope that it can be rebuilt using the remaining walls.
Ironically, the morning the courthouse burned the area was under a winter weather warning and snow was falling while local fire departments battled the flames.