Mississippi - Lauderdale County - Historic Districts
Lauderdale County Mississippi (Historic Districts) has 11 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Highland Park, East End Historic District, Highlands Historic District, Meridian Downtown Historic District and Mid-Town Historic District.

The famous person G.W. Soule is associated with one of more of the Lauderdale County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lauderdale County places including Adolph R. Arp, John G. Daley, C.M. Rambush, M.R. Grant, John R. Moore and P.J. Krouse. Prominent architectural styles found in Lauderdale Country are Queen Anne, Bungalow/Craftsman and Colonial Revival.

Causeyville Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000058)
Meridian-Causeyville Rd. , Causeyville
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Post Office, Single Dwelling, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Single Dwelling
East End Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000470)
Roughly bounded by Eighteenth St., Eleventh Ave., Fourteenth St., Fourteenth Ave., Fifth St., and Seventeenth Ave. , Meridian
Dudemanfellabra, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Moore,John R.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Highland Park (added 1979 - - #79001325)
Also known as See Also:Highland Park Dentzel Carousel & Shelter Building
Roughly bounded by 15th and 19th Sts., 37th and 47th Aves. , Meridian
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Arp,Adolph R.
Area of Significance:
Art, Landscape Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Fair, Park, Street Furniture/Object
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Fair, Park, Street Furniture/Object
Highlands Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000467)
Roughly bounded by Fifteenth St., Thirty-fourth Ave., Fifth St., Nineteenth St., and Thirty-sixth Ave. , Meridian
Dudemanfellabra, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Rambush,C.M.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Meridian Downtown Historic District (added 2007 - - #06001249)
Also known as See Also: Union Station and Urban Center Historic Districts
Roughly bounded by twenty-sixth Ave., Eighteenth Ave., Sixth St., and Front St. , Meridian
Dudemanfellabra, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Krouse, P.J., et.al.
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Department Store, Hotel, Professional, Rail-Related, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Professional, Rail-Related, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Meridian Urban Center Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003732)
Also known as See Also:Grand Opera House
Roughly bounded by 21st and 25th Aves., 6th St., Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR , Meridian
Dudemanfellabra, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Merrehope Historic District (added 1988 - - #88000973)
Also known as See Also:Carnegie Branch Library;Dial House;Elson-Dudley Hou
Roughly bounded by Thirty-third Ave., Thirtieth Ave., Fourteenth St., Twenty-fifth Ave. and Eighth St. , Meridian
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Library, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Mid-Town Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000463)
Roughly bounded by Twenty-third Ave., Fifteenth St., Twenty-eighth Ave., and Twenty-second St. , Meridian
Dudemanfellabra, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Daley,John G.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Mission/Spanish Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Poplar Springs Road Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000461)
Roughly bounded by Twenty-ninth St., Twenty-third Ave., Twenty-second St., and Twenty-ninth Ave. , Meridian
Dudemanfellabra, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Grant,M.R.
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Union Station Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003731)
Also known as Meridian Depot
Roughly bounded by 18th and 19th Aves., 5th St., and Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR , Meridian
Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Soule,G.W.
Significant Year:
1905, 1906, 1904
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Invention, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Rail-Related
West End Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000459)
Roughly bounded by Seventh St., Twenty-eighth Ave., Shearer's Branch, and Fifth St. , Meridian
Dudemanfellabra, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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