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Mississippi architect to be a member of the AIA. The brothers dissolved their partnership in 1904, and W. S. Hull opened his own office as an architect. He practiced for at least ten more years.
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William
Sharkey Hull was born April 3, 1848, in Jackson to John T. Hull and Anna M. (Blair) Hull. He attended the Jackson public schools, and in 1865 became a telegraph operator for the
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Hull's buildings were designed in the popular styles of his times. Until about 1903 most of his buildings were designed in the
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in 1885, and served as an alderman for five years. In 1893 he was appointed commissioner from
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Tallahatchie County Second
District Courthouse NRHP Registration Form
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was his nephew and worked for Hull before opening his own office.
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Victorian Texas
Courthouses and County Histories in Post Cards
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The West Bank of
Greater New Orleans: A Historical Geography
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Magnolia
Commercial Historic District NRHP Registration Form
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Jefferson Davis County
Courthouse NRHP Registration Form
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Llano County Courthouse and Jail NRHP Registration Form
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style. He was instrumental in the preservation of the
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104:who designed over twenty county courthouses in the
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371:Jefferson Parish Courthouse (former),
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159:Hull died August 4, 1924, in Jackson.
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184:National Register of Historic Places
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379:Jefferson Davis County Courthouse
122:Western Association of Architects
1216:People from Jackson, Mississippi
1206:20th-century American architects
1201:19th-century American architects
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1007:Ayer Hall NRHP Registration Form
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398:Tangipahoa Parish Courthouse,
300:Tallahatchie County Courthouse
177:Mississippi Governor's Mansion
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209:Bienville Parish Courthouse,
171:style, and afterwards in the
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143:World's Columbian Exposition
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1211:Architects from Mississippi
966:"Building Intelligence" in
787:Preservation in Mississippi
627:Covington County Courthouse
610:Choctaw County Courthouse,
594:Forrest County Courthouse,
501:Sharkey County Courthouse,
362:Covington County Courthouse
354:Choctaw County Courthouse,
347:Forrest County Courthouse,
292:Sharkey County Courthouse,
285:Rapides Parish Courthouse,
257:Bolivar County Courthouse,
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338:Columbia County Courthouse
250:Greene County Courthouse,
243:Clarke County Courthouse,
559:Perry County Courthouse,
503:Rolling Fork, Mississippi
330:Perry County Courthouse,
294:Rolling Fork, Mississippi
271:Hinds County Courthouse,
264:Grant Parish Courthouse,
226:Titus County Courthouse,
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561:New Augusta, Mississippi
541:Jackson State University
485:Bibb County Courthouse,
349:Hattiesburg, Mississippi
332:New Augusta, Mississippi
314:Jackson State University
278:Bibb County Courthouse,
252:Leakesville, Mississippi
202:Winn Parish Courthouse,
195:Pike County Courthouse,
169:Richardsonian Romanesque
124:, which merged with the
938:"Construction News" in
910:"Contracting News" in
737:"Hull, William S." in
712:, NRHP-listed in 2008.
412:Y. M. C. A. Building,
259:Cleveland, Mississippi
206:(1892–96, burned 1917)
35:W. S. Hull, circa 1907
832:Benjamin Brad Dison,
666:Prentiss, Mississippi
400:Amite City, Louisiana
383:Prentiss, Mississippi
287:Alexandria, Louisiana
275:(1901–02, demolished)
268:(1901–02, demolished)
261:(1900–01, demolished)
228:Mount Pleasant, Texas
213:(1895–96, demolished)
197:Magnolia, Mississippi
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1138:"Building Notes" in
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1123:"Building Notes" in
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1021:Manufacturers Record
1018:"Building Notes" in
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545:Jackson, Mississippi
487:Centreville, Alabama
426:(1911, altered 1925)
424:Jackson, Mississippi
414:Jackson, Mississippi
368:(1906–07, NRHP 1991)
366:Collins, Mississippi
325:Winnsboro, Louisiana
318:Jackson, Mississippi
280:Centreville, Alabama
273:Jackson, Mississippi
204:Winnfield, Louisiana
102:Jackson, Mississippi
73:Jackson, Mississippi
55:Jackson, Mississippi
23:William Sharkey Hull
681:Noxubee County Jail
522:Sumner, Mississippi
420:Central High School
389:Noxubee County Jail
304:Sumner, Mississippi
245:Grove Hill, Alabama
190:Architectural works
913:Engineering Record
685:Macon, Mississippi
580:Magnolia, Arkansas
467:Austin County Jail
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409:(1907, demolished)
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393:Macon, Mississippi
342:Magnolia, Arkansas
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234:Austin County Jail
211:Arcadia, Louisiana
139:Sheffield, Alabama
16:American architect
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448:Llano County Jail
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385:(1907, NRHP 1994)
373:Gretna, Louisiana
320:(1903, NRHP 1977)
266:Colfax, Louisiana
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217:Llano County Jail
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955:Bibb County
821:Winn Parish
808:Pike County
792:8 September
80:Nationality
1185:Categories
756:W. S. Hull
720:References
649:, 1906-07.
633:, 1906-07.
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598:, 1905-06.
563:, 1904-05.
524:, 1902-03.
505:, 1902-03.
489:, 1902-03.
450:(former),
422:(former),
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173:Beaux-Arts
88:Occupation
47:1848-04-03
1171:Tradesman
537:Ayer Hall
375:(1906–07)
358:(1906–07)
351:(1905–06)
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310:Ayer Hall
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91:Architect
83:American
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163:Legacy
696:Notes
794:2017
62:Died
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