Old Homestead

Aberdeen, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Heritage registerNational Register of Historic Places↗

Built around 1852 in Aberdeen, Mississippi, the Old Homestead is an eclectic residence blending Greek Revival and Gothic Revival architectural elements. The house takes its name from its original occupant, Dr. George Augustus Sykes, though it has also been known as the Julian T. Evans House. Its most prominent feature is a two-story portico centered in a five-bay front facade, adorned with pierced archivolts and decorative pendants flanking its columns and matching pilasters. A Gothic Revival barn on the property stands as Aberdeen's only high-style ancillary building in that mode. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, the complex comprises two contributing structures and passed through successive generations of the Sykes family before being purchased by Caius and Linda Dodd in 2006 along with some original furnishings.