The James C Purnell House is a 20th century Greek Revival-Italianate house and private residence in Winona, Mississippi. The dwelling features a two-story pedimented portico with four colossal Greek Doric columns, pedimented window lintels, incomplete cornice returns and bracketed frieze, a balcony enclosed by a jigsawn balustrade and supported by large scroll brackets. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1873/00/00 | James C Purnell | Home | The Purnell family settle in at their new residence. Constructed of cypress, the dwelling is supported by brick piers, and the walls are finished with clapboard, flushboard and cornerboards. | |||
| 1873/00/00 | Major Frank Hawkins | Architect | Major Frank Hawkins, a builder from Maiden, Mississippi, builds a two-story, Greek Revival and Italianate style residence for his daughter and son-in-law. | |||
| 1873/00/00 | Jane Hawkins Purnell | Home | The new Purnell home is a central hall, single-pile plan with a kitchen, equipped with a Belknap Homemaker wood-burning cooking stove, attached via covered walkway enclosed by lattice panels. | |||
| 1918/12/02 | Jane Hawkins Purnell | Died | Jane Boyd Purnell dies in Winona at 1.25 pm surrounded by her beloved family and a few intimate friends. Mrs Purnell is buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Winona. | |||
| 1919/00/00 | James C Purnell | Life | James C Purnell moves to Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan. |
| Particulars for James C Purnell House: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Architectural Style | Greek Revival |
| Architectural Style | Italianate |
| Criteria | Person |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
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