C.V. Akin House

C.V. Akin House
White wooden house in a wooded area
The house in 2022
Interactive map of C.V. Akin House
Location276 Clarion St., De Soto, Mississippi, U.S.
Coordinates31°58′19″N 88°42′54″W / 31.971944°N 88.715°W / 31.971944; -88.715
Built1898–1899
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.94000512
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1994

The C.V. Akin House is a historic house in De Soto, Mississippi, United States. Built around 1899, the house is built in the Queen Anne architectural style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Description

The C.V. Akin House, located along Clarion Street in De Soto, was built in the Queen Anne architectural style and features spindlework with extensive lathe-turned ornamentation and curved features. The Clarke County Tribune compared the house's spindlework style to the Capt. C.C. Ferrill House in nearby Quitman, Mississippi.[1] The house was featured in the book Victorian Houses of Mississippi, which described the Akin House as "a well-preserved Queen Anne cottage."[2]

History

The house was built around 1898 or 1899.[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 10, 1994.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sixteen county sites named to National Register of Historic Places". The Clarke County Tribune. October 5, 1994. p. 9. Retrieved May 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Pace, Sherry; Cawthon, Richard J. (2005). Victorian Houses of Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 66. ISBN 1578067812.
  3. ↑ "Akin, C.V., House". Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
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