Elson-Dudley House
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| Location | Meridian, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 32°22′4″N 88°42′27″W / 32.36778°N 88.70750°W |
| Area | 5,000 sq ft (465 m2) |
| Built | 1885 |
| Architectural style | Stick/Eastlake movement |
| Part of | Merrehope Historic District (ID88000973) |
| MPS | Meridian MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003390 |
| Added to NRHP | December 18, 1979[1] |
The Elson-Dudley House is a historic home located at 1101 29th Avenue, Meridian, Mississippi. Built in 1894 by Julius and Dora Neubauer Elson, some of Meridian's earliest settlers,[2] the home is a Victorian Eastlake movement home with Queen Anne influence. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1979, under the Meridian Multiple Property Submission.[1] It is also part of Merrehope Historic District, which was listed on the National Register on September 19, 1988. It is currently a private residence.[3]
The "pink house", as it is known locally, prominently features pedimented gables, a front veranda with a corner, conical-roofed turret, and a conical roofed tower. The front porch features turned balusters with center beads and the multi-panel entrance door is headed by a stained glass transom.
The 5,000 sq ft (465 m2), 16-room mansion sits on a 29,620.8 sq ft (0.68 acres) lot and takes up half of a city block. The Elson-Dudley house contains four bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms. The house holds ten fireplaces, five chimneys, a grand staircase, and sports an asymmetrical facade.[4]
