Jefferson County Mississippi has 24 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 14 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Laurel Hill Plantation House, Springfield Plantation, Cedar Grove Place, China Grove and Christ Church.
Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Coles Creek Period and Anna Phase Of Plaquemine dating back to 500.
Many famous people are associated with these Jefferson County historic places including Thomas Marston Green Jr., Major General Napoleon J. T. Dana, Josephine Balfour Payne, Robert Y. Wood and Reverend Dr. C.W. Grafton.
Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jefferson County places including Schuster & Jacob, Willis McDonald, J.F. Gallbreath, Robert Taylor, Wiley McDonald, David Shroder, J. Edward Smith and Nathaniel Loomis Carpenter. Prominent architectural styles found in Jefferson Country are Greek Revival, Federal and Gothic Revival.
