Published 6:12 pm Sunday, May 19, 2024 By Staff Reports Construction on the Spanish Revival house at 2322 Cherry Street was begun in April 1920 and completed in March 1921. It was designed by Vicksburg architect Michael Donovan and built by E. G.
Parish Construction Company from Jackson, Tenn. with the interior decorations “installed” by Arnold Brothers and Stubbe, of Memphis, under the direction of Achille Stubbe, portrait painter. The dark red “burlap” brick house was designed with a green tile roof, attic, basement, and servant’s quarters over a double garage.
The ground floor contains the living room, conservatory, library, solarium, dining room, breakfast room and a “cook room,” according to The Vicksburg Post. They reported that “on the second floor there are two bedrooms, study hall, two built-in sleeping porches and two bathrooms. In the attic ether are four closets with poles, shelving, top, bottom and sides built entirely of cedar and besides there is ample space for storage.
The heater, laundry, coal bin, preserve storage room and rooms for storage are contained in the basement. An electrical ironing board, mangle and other compete equipment are part of the laundry. “Achille Stubbe, who is doing the painting in the residence, is a Frenchman, and studied six years in Paris as a portrait painter.
This is his hobby, but he finds in this country it is financially more profitable to turn his talents to professional decorating work. He has lived in the .