Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Mississippi - Claiborne County
Claiborne County Mississippi has 37 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 7 places of National significance and 20 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Alcorn State University Historic District, Chamberlain-Hunt Academy Historic District, Drake Hill Historic District, Grand Gulf Military State Park and Market Street-Suburb Ste. Mary Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Plaquemine Anna Phase, Coles Creek Sundown Phase, Plaquemine Natchez Phase, Late Archaic, Ballina, Balmoral, Balmoral Phase-Coles Creek, Gordon Phase-Coles Creek and Anna Phase-Plaquemine dating back to 1499 BC.

Many famous people are associated with these Claiborne County historic places including Elijah Steel Drake, Hiram Revels, Henry Hughes, Joshua G. Clark and Peter A. Vandorn.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Claiborne County places including Joshua G. Clark, Judge Volney Stamps, Patrick Murphy, H.N. Spencer, Peter Van Dorn and Yazoo & Mississippi Valley RR. Prominent architectural styles found in Claiborne Country are Greek Revival, Colonial Revival and Federal.

Alcorn State University Historic District (added 1982 - - #82003098)
Alcorn State University campus , Lorman
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Federal, Colonial Revival, Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Revels,Hiram
Significant Year:
1871
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Black, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
More Information:
archives document
Bayou Pierre Site (added 1978 - - #78001596)
Address Restricted , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Plaquemine Anna Phase, Coles Creek Sundown Phase, Plaquemine Natchez Phase
Period of Significance:
1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Bethel Presbyterian Church (added 1978 - - #78001594)
N of Alcorn on MS 552 , Alcorn
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church School, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Buena Vista Cotton Gin (added 1974 - - #74001059)
Also known as Watson Steam Gin
NE of Port Gibson , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Building at 801 Chinquepin Street (added 1979 - - #79003420)
801 Chinquepin St. , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Canemount (added 1982 - - #82000572)
N of Alcorn off MS 552 , Alcorn
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Catholic Cemetery (added 1979 - - #79003425)
700 Coffee St. , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
archives document
Catledge Archeological Site (added 1974 - - #74001058)
Address Restricted , Alcorn
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Coles Creek
Period of Significance:
1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Centers Creek Mound (added 1973 - - #73001003)
Address Restricted , Russum
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Coles Creek
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
Chamberlain-Hunt Academy Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003411)
Roughly bounded by US 61, city limits, Woodstock St., and SR 547 , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
More Information:
archives document
Claremont (added 1979 - - #79003418)
366 Claremont Dr. , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Clark,Joshua G.
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Clark,Joshua G.
Significant Year:
1826
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Collina (added 1979 - - #79003419)
Greenwood St. Extension , Port Gibson
Idlewild1833, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stamps,Judge Volney
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Hughes,Henry
Significant Year:
1835
Area of Significance:
Literature, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Drake Hill Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003412)
Drake Hill Rd. , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Historic Person:
Drake,Elijah Steel
Significant Year:
1890, 1906, 1840
Area of Significance:
Law, 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
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Golden West Cemetery (added 1979 - - #79003417)
Rodney Rd. , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Black
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
archives document
Grand Gulf Military State Park (added 1972 - - #72000689)
6 mi. W of Port Gibson , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
archives document
Hollyrood (added 1992 - - #79003413)
Old Hwy. 61 S , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Spencer,H.N.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Idlewild (added 1979 - - #79003416)
310 Idlewild Dr. , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stamps,Judge Volney
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Jewish Cemetery (added 1979 - - #79003415)
900 Marginal St. , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Art, European
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
archives document
Market Street-Suburb Ste. Mary Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003410)
Also known as See Also:71000446
Roughly bounded by Orange, Marginal, Greenwood, and Market Sts. , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Education, Architecture, Commerce, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
McGregor (added 1979 - - #79003424)
SR 547 , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Van Dorn,Peter
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Nelson, John, Site (added 1974 - - #74001060)
Address Restricted , Willows
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Archaic
Period of Significance:
1000-1499 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Oakland Chapel (added 1974 - - #74001057)
Also known as Oakland Memorial Chapel,Alcorn University
Alcorn State University campus , Alcorn
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Black, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
College, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
College, Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Old Brickyard Place (added 1979 - - #79003423)
Also known as Port Gibson Brick & Manufacturing Company
Anthony St. , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Old Depot Restaraunt and Lounge (added 1979 - - #79003421)
1202 Market St. , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant
More Information:
archives document
Old Natchez Trace (132-3T) (added 1976 - - #76000161)
Also known as 132-3T;Path to Choctaw Nation;Chickasaw Trace;Natchez Trace
NE of Port Gibson , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Military, Communications
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker, Park
More Information:
archives document
Owens Creek Bridge (added 1988 - - #88002398)
Spans Owen Creek on Old CR , Utica
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
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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Port Gibson Battle Site (added 2005 - - #05000461)
West of Port Gibson , Port Gibson
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Owner:
Local, State, Private
More Information:
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Port Gibson Battlefield (added 1972 - - #72000690)
4 mi. W of Port Gibson , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Battle Site
Current Function:
Landscape, Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Natural Feature
More Information:
archives document
Port Gibson Oil Works Mill Building (added 1979 - - #79003422)
Anthony St. , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
More Information:
archives document
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church (added 1987 - - #73002241)
Also known as Confederate Memorial Chapel
Grand Gulf Military Monument Park , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Murphy,Patrick
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
archives document
Smithfield Site (added 1978 - - #78001595)
Address Restricted , Bruinsburg
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Ballina, Coles Creek Sundown Phase, Balmoral
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Valley of the Moon Bridge (added 2005 - - #05000561)
Willows Rd., where it crosses Bayou Pierre, 2 mi. SE of Willows , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Van Dorn House (added 1971 - - #71000446)
Also known as The Hill
Van Dorn Dr. , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian, Colonial
Historic Person:
Vandorn,Peter A.
Significant Year:
1830
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Widow's Creek Bridge (added 1988 - - #88002409)
Spans Widow's Creek on CR , Port Gibson
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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:
archives document
Windsor Ruins (added 1971 - - #71000447)
12 mi. SW of Port Gibson on MS 552 , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
More Information:
archives document
Windsor Site (added 1979 - - #79003126)
Address Restricted , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Balmoral Phase-Coles Creek, Gordon Phase-Coles Creek, Anna Phase-Plaquemine
Period of Significance:
1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Wintergreen Cemetery (added 1979 - - #79003414)
E. Greenwood St. , Port Gibson
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Art, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery
Current Function:
Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery
More Information:
archives document
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