Old Water and Electric Light Plant, Holly Springs

Name: Old Water and Electric Light Plant
Address: Holly Springs, United States

#6 among attractions in Holly Springs

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The Old Water and Electric Light Plant, is a historic building in Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S. It was built from 1897 to 1898, with the aim of attracting more businesses to Holly Springs. By 1899, after water pipes had been laid out, 100 houses in Holly Springs had running water. The building was later used as the police department headquarters in Holly Springs. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 28, 1982. ()

Built: 1898 (126 years ago)Coordinates: 34°46'9"N, 89°26'50"W

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Old Water and Electric Light Plant – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Graceland Too, Hillcrest Cemetery, Rust College, Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum.

~1150 ftSE
Museum
Graceland Too, Holly Springs
6 min walk • Graceland Too was a tourist attraction and shrine dedicated to American singer Elvis Presley. It was located in Holly Springs, Mississippi, forty miles south of the original Graceland, to which it had no affiliation.
0.4 miS
Cemetery
Hillcrest Cemetery, Holly Springs
12 min walk • Hillcrest Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States. Established in 1837, it is known as the "Little Arlington of the South." It contains the burials of five Confederate generals.
0.5 miN
Universities and schools
Rust College, Holly Springs
12 min walk • Rust College is a private historically black college in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Founded in 1866, it is the second-oldest private college in the state.
~1170 ftNE
34°46'18"N • 89°26'42"W
Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum, Holly Springs
6 min walk • History museum, Museum
0.6 miE
Greek Revival architecture
Wakefield, Holly Springs
17 min walk • Wakefield is a historic mansion in Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA.
0.5 miSW
Greek Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Walter Place, Holly Springs
13 min walk • Walter Place is a historic mansion in Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States. Built in 1860 for pro-Union Harvey Washington Walter, the President of the Mississippi Central Railroad.
~1370 ftSW
Greek Revival architecture
Dunvegan, Holly Springs
7 min walk • Dunvegan, a.k.a. Norfleet-Cochran House is a historic "English Basement" cottage in Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA. It was built in 1845 for Jesse P. Norfleet, a cabinetmaker from Virginia who married the daughter of a prosperous Mississippi planter. Norfleet eventually became a planter and local business owner.
~1200 ftNE
Greek Revival architecture
Bolling–Gatewood House, Holly Springs
6 min walk • The Bolling–Gatewood House is a historic cottage in Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA. It is home to the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum, named for former slave, journalist, and suffragist Ida B. Wells.
0.4 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Oakleigh, Holly Springs
11 min walk • Oakleigh is a historic mansion in Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA.

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Nearby attractions include Graceland Too, Holly Springs (6 min walk), Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum, Holly Springs (6 min walk), Bolling–Gatewood House, Holly Springs (6 min walk), Dunvegan, Holly Springs (7 min walk).