Mississippi - Sunflower County
Sunflower County Mississippi has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Dockery Farms Historic District, Shields Site (22SU527) and Woodburn Bridge, Indianola Historic District and Ruleville Depot.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Deasonville Culture and Middle Woodland dating back to 0.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Sunflower County places including Will Dockery. Prominent architectural styles found in Sunflower Country are Queen Anne and Tudor Revival.

Dockery Farms Historic District (added 2006 - - #06000250)
MS 8 E , Dockery
Denis Barthel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History, Architecture, Performing Arts
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Processing, Storage
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Heathman Plantation Commissary (added 2012 - - #12000923)
Heathman Rd., Indianola
Nbrown905, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Commerce, Health/Medicine, Black, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
More Information:
Indianola Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000356)
Roughly bounded by Percy St. on the N., Front to Adair on the W. to Roosevelt, Roosevelt E. to Front Extended and N. , Indianola
Nbrown905, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Tudor Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Black, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, City Hall, Courthouse, Multiple Dwelling, Post Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Ruleville Depot (added 1999 - - #99000841)
E side of RR tracks, jct. of E. Floyce St. and N. Front St. , Ruleville
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Shields Site (22SU527) (added 1987 - - #87002625)
Also known as 22SU527
Address Restricted , Indianola
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Deasonville Culture, Middle Woodland
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Woodburn Bridge (added 1988 - - #88002492)
Spans Big Sunflower River on CR SE of Indianola , Indianola
Takeleus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
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