Benjamin Franklin Liddon (May 1, 1876 - August, 1952)[1] was a businessman and a civic leader. While residing in Corinth, Mississippi, he designed several buildings including a theater and his home.[2]
Biography
editHe designed the Corinth Coliseum Theatre, at 404 Taylor Street a Mississippi Landmark that is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3][4] After being used for live performances and films it was readapted for use as a civic center.[5]
His home is known as the Benjamin Liddon Castle or Benjamin Liddon House.[6]
He married Letitia Borroum, daughter of Dr. Andrew Jackson Borroum.[7]
In 2015 the home he built for his family in Corinth, Mississippi was being restored.[8]
He died in August 1952 in Corinth, Mississippi.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Baron Christopher de Graffenried V: His Ancestors and His Descendants, 1191 to 2001. Willo Publishing Company. 2003. p. 348. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ Ables, Jesse; Parrish, LuAnne (2012). Corinth. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 83–90. ISBN 978-0-7385-9124-7.
- ^ "Coliseum Theatre Historical Marker". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form (PDF). United States Department of the Interior. June 17, 1980. p. 4.
- ^ The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Columbus and the North. Pelican Publishing. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-4556-1026-6.
- ^ "Liddon Castle, Corinth". Preservation in Mississippi. February 18, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ Revolution, Daughters of the American (1921). Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution. p. 301.
- ^ SHELTON, KIMBERLY. "Corinth family restoring the 'Cat House'". The Clarion-Ledger.