Joe Frazer Smith

Joe Frazer Smith (March 25, 1897 – April 13, 1957) was an American architect and author.

[2] He designed Castle Crest in Jackson, Mississippi in 1929–1930, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

[4] Smith authored a book about historic mansions in the Southeastern United States.

It was published as White Pillars: Early Life and Architecture of the Lower Mississippi Valley Country and later retitled Plantation Houses and Mansions of the Old South.

In particular, Smith describes plantation homes in Kentucky, Tennessee (Nashville and Franklin), Mississippi (Port Gibson and Natchez), Louisiana (East Feliciana Parish and West Feliciana Parish), and Alabama (Mobile).

Castle Crest, a mansion in Jackson, Mississippi designed by Smith.