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236396
234 Byrd Avenue PHILADELPHIA, MS 39350
.45
06330C-00D-016.000 and 06330C-00D-016.001
32.7722028 / -89.1110695
3
Nolan, Cindy
Nolan.CindyJ@epa.gov
404-562-8425


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CAs Associated with this Property

CA NameCA #StateTypeAnnouncement Year
East Central Planning & Development DistrictBF00D60717MSAssessment2017


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Assessment Activities at this Property

ActivityEPA FundingStart DateCompletion DateCAAccomplishment Counted?Counted When?
Cleanup Planning$10,774.0003/14/201801/31/2019East Central Planning & Development DistrictN
Phase I Environmental Assessment09/06/201709/27/2017East Central Planning & Development DistrictN
Phase II Environmental Assessment$3,000.0002/12/201808/06/2018East Central Planning & Development DistrictYFY19
Phase II Environmental Assessment$27,644.0002/12/201808/06/2018East Central Planning & Development DistrictYFY19
Supplemental Assessment11/11/201601/06/2017East Central Planning & Development DistrictN


Is Cleanup Necessary? Yes
EPA Assessment Funding: $41,418.00
Leveraged Funding: $9,900.00
Total Funding: $51,318.00


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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Planning or Assessment

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Contaminants and Media


Asbestos
NOT Cleaned up
Building Materials
NOT Cleaned up


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Cleanup Activities

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Total ACRES Cleaned Up: .45
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Institutional and Engineering Controls



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Climate Adaption and Mitigation - Redevelopment

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Additional Property Attributes

The Benwalt Hotel is located in downtown Philadelphia, Mississippi and is part of the Downtown Philadelphia Historic District. The facility is located in the southwest quarter of Section 13, Township 11 North, Range 12 East of the Philadelphia, Mississippi 7.5-minute United States Geological Survey (USGS) Topographic Map, 1962. More specifically, the site is located at 234-238 Byrd Avenue, Philadelphia, Mississippi. The target property was first developed as The BenWalt Hotel in 1927 by Howell Construction Company of Philadelphia, a firm owned by partners Ben Howell and Walter Perry. It remained operational as a hotel into the 1970s. Around 1980, a Quonset-type barrel roof was added that affected its historic significance. Because major changes were made to the building after the 1960s, the BenWalt was listed as a non-contributing element in the Downtown Philadelphia Historic District. In 2005, the hotel was finally listed on the National Register for its national significance for its role in the murders of James Cheney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner. The BenWalt housed the dozens of reporters who flooded into town following the disappearances in 1964 and is located near the historic jail cell that held the three civil rights workers.

Former Use: The Benwalt Hotel is located in downtown Philadelphia, Mississippi and is part of the Downtown Philadelphia Historic District. The facility is located in the southwest quarter of Section 13, Township 11 North, Range 12 East of the Philadelphia, Mississippi 7.5-minute United States Geological Survey (USGS) Topographic Map, 1962. More specifically, the site is located at 234-238 Byrd Avenue, Philadelphia, Mississippi. The target property was first developed as The BenWalt Hotel in 1927 by Howell Construction Company of Philadelphia, a firm owned by partners Ben Howell and Walter Perry. It remained operational as a hotel into the 1970s. Around 1980, a Quonset-type barrel roof was added that affected its historic significance. Because major changes were made to the building after the 1960s, the BenWalt was listed as a non-contributing element in the Downtown Philadelphia Historic District. In 2005, the hotel was finally listed on the National Register for its national significance for its role in the murders of James Cheney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner. The BenWalt housed the dozens of reporters who flooded into town following the disappearances in 1964 and is located near the historic jail cell that held the three civil rights workers.
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