The once-stately John S. Redwine house survived storms and a 1913 fire that destroyed a fourth of the city, but it could not recover from the 2022 flood's ravages.
Demolition crews began work in the third week of May to remove and test suspected asbestos materials from the home purchased in the FEMA Buyout program.
Built in 1908-1909 by Dr. John S. and Addie (Combs) Redwine on the old Wiley H. Combs lot, the two-story white home miraculously survived the flames and embers of the 1913 Halloween Fire that destroyed more than 75 buildings in the Frog Pond, Sycamore, Main, and Broadway Street sections of the city. It was estimated that Dr. Redwine lost more than $30,000 in the fire that destroyed six structures he owned. His home was saved from the blaze by “providence,” as he later said.
The single-family home, situated near the intersection of Hawk and Sycamore Streets, behind the former location of the Jackson Federal Building, which now houses the Federal Place Apartments. Its last occupants were the family of Virgil and Anita Turner, relatives of the Redwine family.
Demolition of the structure and a home owned by Ray Rastegar on River Street was awarded to Combs Trucking of Lost Creek.
The Rastegar site has been cleared for “tear-down,” but officials are awaiting final state approval of the Turner home's certificates.
Removal is expected in the next week for both structures.
Mayor Thomas told the Jackson City Council at its May meeting that the Redwine-Turner house was the 33rd and last structure to be removed by the City of Jackson following the 2022 floods that inundated that portion of the city.
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