Magnolia Terrace

 Magnolia Terrace Historical Bed and Breakfast sits on the corner of Railroad and Magnolia, in the town of Magnolia.  I personally would think that a place called "Historical" and in a building that appears to be somewhat old would have some history associated with it.  Seriously, even MDAH/HRI let me down here.  It is right across the street from the Historic Depot, so you know there is a story here--and if anyone out there knows what it is, let me in on it.

 I was actually doing some research, but never one to pass up an unusual building if I can help it.  The "missing wall" is what caught my attention.  Unfinished brick has a beauty all of its own, and all the more so when it looks like this.  And while it is listed in about a thousand places (apparently, everyone and his or her dog now has a website listing tourist sites, restaurants, and lodging, although they all look the same--pulled out of the yellow pages), there is nothing I could locate anywhere about the actual building.  I suppose a physical trip to the Archives would result in possible information, but the likelihood of that happening these days is pretty nonexistent unless I win a trip to Jackson for a couple of days.

 Can you imagine getting up in the middle of the night and losing your way to the front balcony?  This could be a serious error.

 Was there a trolley in the town?  The train take a little detour to turn around?  Questions like this just need an answer.