MHT Saves the Flannegan - Lowry House in Jackson by

Relocating it to a New Site

Flannegan - Lowry House on the former site before its move.

Click on the picture to see additional images

of the house before its move.

      The Flannegan - Lowry House located in Jackson was built circa 1850 as a Greek Revival raised cottage.  It was originally located on Fortification Street; however, in 1914 it was moved to North Congress Street when it was extended.  After two terms (1882 - 1890) as Governor of Mississippi, Robert Lowry purchased the house for his residence.  Since his death in 1910 the house has had several owners and uses.

Governor Robert Lowry - Image from the Collection

of the Museum of Mississippi History,

Mississippi Department of Archives and History

     In 2005, plans were announced for the expansion of the Baptist Hospital which included the land on which the Flannegan - Lowry house was located.  Due to the house’s architectural and historical significance as one of the few surviving antebellum structures in Jackson and as a residence of a former governor, it was determined that it was too important to lose and was placed on the Mississippi Heritage Trust’s 10 Most Endangered Historic Places list in 2005.

      After the house was placed on the 10 Most list, MHT and the Baptist Hospital worked together to find a way to save the house and developed a plan to relocate it to a new lot outside of the area the hospital needed for expansion.  Baptist generously donated the house to MHT along with a new lot next to the Manship House parking lot on North Congress Street to move the house to.  The MHT Board of Trustees decided they would commit to financing the relocation and restoration of the house for use as MHT’s state headquarters.   

Lot that was donated by Baptist Hospital

for the relocation of the Flannegan - Lowry House.

     With an agreement in place and an available piece of land, MHT began planning for the relocation.  In December of 2005, MHT received a Community Heritage Preservation Grant from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History to move the house to the new lot.  MHT then began working out the logistics of moving the house.   In the fall of 2006, a contractor was hired to move the house and build a foundation for it on the new lot.  Preparation was completed on the new lot and engineering drawings finished for the foundation.  The foundation work for the house began in May of 2007 and the house was moved to the new lot in June of 2007.  The remaining foundation work was completed in September of 2007. 

Flannegan - Lowry House during its move.  Click the

picture to see more images of the house during its move.

Flannegan - Lowry House on its new site and after the

installation of the new foundation.  Click on the picture to

see more images of the house on its new site.

     Additional work will be done to restore the exterior of the building and make it weather tight with the grant money.  The next phase after the grant money is spent is to complete architectural plans for the renovation of the interior of the house for the new headquarters of MHT.  Those plans will be used to determine the renovation costs so MHT can raise the necessary money to complete the renovation and restoration of this significant house.

Flannegan - Lowry House Before its Move

Flannegan - Lowry House After the Move and Foundation Work

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