Mississippi - Hinds County - Historic Districts
Hinds County Mississippi (Historic Districts) has 15 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Champion Hill Battlefield, Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District, Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District (Boundary Increase) and Southern Christian Institute and Belhaven Heights Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Hinds County places including Robert Rhodes Jr., George Thomas, Claude H. Lindsley and Weldon Brothers. Prominent architectural styles found in Hinds Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Art Deco and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Belhaven Heights Historic District (added 1983 - - #83003958)
Also known as See Also:The Oaks-Boyd House
Bellevue Place, N. Jefferson, Madison, and Morningside Sts. , Jackson
GilbertThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Belhaven Heights Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1998 - - #98001141)
Roughly bounded by Fortification, North, Monroe, and Spenglar Sts. , Jackson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Warehouse
Belhaven Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000920)
Roughly bounded by E. Fortification, & N. State Sts., I-55, & Riverside Dr., Jackson
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Champion Hill Battlefield (added 1971 - - #71000450)
4 mi. SW of Bolton , Bolton
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling
Evers, Medgar, Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000737)
Roughly Margaret Walker Alexander St., W. of Missouri & E. of Miami Sts., Jackson
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Modern Movement
Historic Person:
Evers, Medgar Wiley, Alexander, Dr. Margaret Walker
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Black, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974
Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002245)
Also known as See Also:Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District (Bound
Roughly bounded by Amite, Mill, Fortification and Lamar Sts. , Jackson
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Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne, Art Deco
Historic Person:
Multiple
Area of Significance:
Black, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Multiple Dwelling, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1980 - - #80004542)
Also known as See Also:Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District;Willia
Roughly bounded by Amite, Lamar, Mill and Fortifications Sts. , Jackson
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rhodes,Robert,Jr., Thomas,George
Architectural Style:
Other, Bungalow/Craftsman
Historic Person:
Multiple
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Houses at 500, 505, 512 and 513 North State Street (added 1995 - - #95001249)
Also known as See Also:Virden--Patton House;Sims House;Joseph Henry Morris
500, 505, 512 and 513 N. State St. , Jackson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Poindexter Park Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000685)
Roughly bounded by W. Pearl St., Rose St., Hunt St., W. Capitol St. and Clifton St. , Jackson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Community Planning And Development
Cultural Affiliation:
Anglo-American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Raymond Historic District (added 2007 - - #07000749)
Roughly Town Sq, with parts of E. Main, Palestine, Cooper's Well, Clinton, Oak, Court, W. Main, Dupree, and Port Gibson , Raymond
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Weldon Brothers
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Courthouse, Organizational, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Professional, Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Smith Park Architectural District (added 1976 - - #76001097)
Also known as See Also:Smith Park Architectural District (Boundary Increas
Irregular pattern along N. West and N. Congress Sts. between Captiol St. and State Capitol , Jackson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Art Deco, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mid 19th Century Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Federal, State, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Religious Structure
Smith Park Architectural District (Boundary Increase II) (added 2004 - - #04000215)
308 E. Pearl St. , Jackson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lindsley, Claude H.
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
Southern Christian Institute (added 2007 - - #06001323)
Also known as Bonner-Campbell College
18449 Old US 80 W , Edwards
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Spengler's Corner Historic District (added 1979 - - #79001311)
Also known as See Also:Spengler's Corner;77000789
E. Capitol, N. State and N. President Sts , Jackson
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Professional
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Professional
West Capitol Street Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002248)
Also known as See Also:King Edward Hotel
Roughly bounded by RR tracks, Amite, Roach and Pearl Sts. , Jackson
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Restaurant, Specialty Store
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