Pickwick Lake - A visit to Corinth, MS

Corinth, MS is only about 22 miles west of Pickwick Lake, so a great place for groceries or other supplies. Corinth was established in 1854.  It was of great strategic importance during the Civil War. There are  39 homes listed in the self guided residential tour of historic homes, but there are so many other homes that are unique & charming in their own right. Just a few homes below on the tour.

Gish-Hill House

The former home of Dr. & Mrs. Stanley Hill occupies the site of the pre-war home named "Rose Cottage". It had been the Civil War headquarters of Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston prior to the Battle of Shiloh. The name Rose Cottage is derived from the rose color the residence was painted by the original owners, Confederate Col. William M. Inge and his noteworthy wife, Augusta Inge.  This house burned on Dec. 25, 1920. In 1925, Mr. James F. Gish built this adaption of a home he had admired in Memphis. The structure is typical of a fine home in the 1920's.

Oak Home

This antebellum one-story home was built in 1856 for Judge William Kilpatrick, an attorney and Confederate Colonel. Tom Chesney, a builder living in Corinth, constructed the house. During the Civil War, Confederate General Leonidas Polk used the home as his headquarters.  Following the Siege of Corinth, Union General Alfred Pleasanton occupied the home.  Mrs. Thomas Quincy Martin purchased the dwelling in 1866.  The residence has since been occupied by her descendants.  The home features simple, proportionate columns supporting a full entablature.  The nice three-part transom is interrupted by well-designed pilasters. The additional wings of the home and garden house were constructed in the 1930's and the rear addition was added in 2000.

Rubel House

This home was designed by a Memphis architect and built for Mr. & Mrs. Abe Rubel in 1904.  Mr. Rubel established Abe Rubel & Company, well known as one of the finest department stores in North Mississippi.  The structure, one of the finest examples of Colonial Revival architecture in Mississippi, is composed of sixteen rooms in addition to the attic, cellar, and halls.  The red brick accents the house's imposing beauty and stone trim.  The dormers on the third floor each have triple-arched windows.  The center dormer with its Palladian window, emphasizes the details of the other two.  There are three arched stone trimmed windows above the portico.  Beautiful prominent leaded glass door to create a magnificent entryway.  Descendants of Mr. Abe Rubel lived here for many years until the First Baptist Church bought the property on July 10, 1970.

Verandah-Curlee House

Originally known as the Verandah House, the home was built in 1857 by Martin Siegrest for surveyor Hamilton Mask.  Mr. Mask, along with his brother-in-law, Houston Mitchell, established the town of Corinth in 1854.  The home was headquarters for a number of generals during the Civil War.

I don't think this one is included on the tour, but it is an example of all the other houses in the same neighborhood as those on the tour.

http://corinthcivilwar.com/placestovisit.htm

http://www.corinth.net/

Unlike Iowa, Pickwick Lake rarely has a breeze or wind.  It was 10mph with gust to 17 for a short time on Sunday afternoon, so we went for it.  Main sail & head sail up.  We got about 1 1/2 hour of sailing in, reaching a high speed of 5.3 for a second and then the wind died.  Our average speed was about 3.2 when there was a wind.