National Register of Historic Places - Mississippi (MS), Hinds County

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

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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

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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:

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