Benjamin Franklin Liddon
Benjamin Franklin Liddon | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Benjamin Franklin Liddon was a businessman and civic leader who designed buildings in Corinth, Mississippi, where he lived, including a theater and his home.[1]
He designed the Corinth Coliseum Theatre, at 404 Taylor Street a Mississippi Landmark that is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][3] After being used for live performances and films it was readapted for use as a civic center.[4]
His home is known as the Benjamin Liddon Castle or Benjamin Liddon House.[5] He helped establish a cooperative to bring electricity to more Corinth residents.[6]
He married to Letitia Borroum, daughter of Dr. Andrew Jackson Borroum.[7]
References
- ↑ Ables, Jesse; Parrish, LuAnne (June 1, 2012). "Corinth". Arcadia Publishing – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Coliseum Theatre Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
- ↑ https://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/nom/prop/2295.pdf
- ↑ "The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Columbus and the North". Pelican Publishing – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Liddon Castle, Corinth". February 18, 2011.
- ↑ Helton, E. L. (May 13, 2020). "The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Early Construction Projects In Text And Photographs". Jeffrey Frank Jones – via Google Books.
- ↑ Revolution, Daughters of the American (June 1, 1921). "Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution". Daughters of the American Revolution – via Google Books.
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