James R. Jenkins House, 126 Lovely St.

James R. Jenkins House, c. 1867. Italianate Victorian style with tall narrow windows, high ceilings, hipped-flat roof lines with cupola, corbel brackets under the roof eves, and classic Doric columns and pilasters supporting a full front entry porch. The cupola is a most notable feature of this home and distinctive to the Italianate style, and the number of fixed transom windows above the many windows and doors is also a noteworthy emphasis on the vertical scale of each opening of the building. The newer sunroom addition on the right-side blends well with the rest of the home.

In 1862, Jenkins became a volunteer in the Civil War, Company D, 23rd Regiment. He was captured at the Battle of Brashear City, Brashear City, LA on 6/23/63. Jenkins was released on 7/25/1864 in a prisoner exchange and discharged on 8/9/1864.

James R. Jenkins bought 3/4th acre lot from Hubert C. Hart to build a house that was already under construction, in 1867.