Historic Districts
Mississippi - Lawrence County
Lawrence County Mississippi has 30 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bahala Creek Bridge, George Mound (22LW591), Longino House, Lowe--Steen Site (22LW511) and Mill Creek Site.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Middle Woodland, Middle Mississippian, Late Mississippian and Plaquemine dating back to 0.

Many famous people are associated with these Lawrence County historic places including Andrew Houston Longino, Jasper Armstrong, Alvin L. Smith, Gen. Arthur Fox and Elisha Rogers.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Lawrence County places including Simion Boyd, Henry Knapp, Reuben Hunt, W.W. Easley, Noah Webster Overstreet Sr., Elisha Rogers, Andrew Johnson Sr., Nicholas Gunnell, Jasper Armstrong and Isaac Newsom. Prominent architectural styles found in Lawrence Country are Greek Revival, Classical Revival and Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals.

Armstrong-Lee House (added 1980 - - #80002262)
MS 43 , Monticello
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Armstrong,Jasper
Architectural Style:
Other
Historic Person:
Armstrong,Jasper
Significant Year:
1856
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Bahala Creek Bridge (added 1988 - - #88002417)
Spans Bahala Creek on CR SW of Oma , Oma
Jfoakes, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
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Boyd-Cothern House (added 1980 - - #80002258)
W of Jayess , Jayess
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Boyd,Simion
Architectural Style:
Other
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
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Buckley House (added 1980 - - #80002267)
W of New Hebron , New Hebron
OKgwennie53, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Buckley,Benjamin
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
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
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Bush House (added 1980 - - #80002268)
E of New Hebron on MS 42 , New Hebron
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Bush,Isaac Newton
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Cannon House (added 1980 - - #80002263)
MS 43 , Monticello
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cannon,Jesse D.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
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Crane-Mason House (added 1980 - - #80002264)
SW of Monticello , Monticello
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Crane,Charles
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Douglas House (added 1980 - - #80002275)
E of Sontag , Sontag
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Douglas,Elisha
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Fox House (added 1980 - - #80002277)
NE of Wanilla , Wanilla
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Fox,Gen. Arthur
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Fox,Gen. Arthur
Significant Year:
1855
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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George Mound (22LW591) (added 1987 - - #87000138)
Also known as 22-Lw-591
Address Restricted , Oma
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Middle Woodland
Period of Significance:
499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
Gunnell House (added 1980 - - #80002259)
W of Topeka , Jayess
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gunnell,Nicholas
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings
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Hilliard House (added 1980 - - #80002278)
NE of Wanilla , Wanilla
Wanilla39654, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Hilliard,John
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
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Johnson-White House (added 1980 - - #80002276)
E of Sontag , Sontag
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Johnson,Andrew,Sr.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Knapp-Stephens House (added 1980 - - #80002269)
SW of New Hebron , New Hebron
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Knapp,Henry
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Lawrence County Courthouse (added 1993 - - #93000146)
N. side Broad St. between Jefferson and Washington Sts. , Monticello
Ichabod, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Hunt,Reuben
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
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Longino House (added 1972 - - #72000697)
Caswell St. , Monticello
Jfoakes, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event
Historic Person:
Longino,Andrew Houston
Significant Year:
1884
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Lowe--Steen Site (22LW511) (added 1987 - - #87000134)
Also known as 22-Lw-511
Address Restricted , Monticello
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Middle Mississippian, Late Mississippian
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Funerary, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Mill Creek Site (added 1978 - - #78001609)
Also known as 22-Lw-510
Address Restricted , Monticello
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Plaquemine, Mississippian
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Underwater
Monticello Consolidated School (added 1991 - - #91000879)
Also known as Monticello Consolidated High School;Old Monticello Elementar
125 E. Broad St. , Monticello
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Easley,W.W., Overstreet,Noah Webster,Sr.
Architectural Style:
Other, Prairie School, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic, Meeting Hall
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New Orleans Great Northern Railroad Depot (added 1995 - - #95001193)
Also known as Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio (GM & O) Depot;Monticello Depot
Bounded by MS 84 and the former GM & O Railroad tracks , Monticello
Jfoakes, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Work In Progress
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Newsom-Lane House (added 1980 - - #80002270)
MS 43 , New Hebron
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Newsom,Isaac
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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Newsom-Smith House (added 1980 - - #80002271)
MS 43 , New Hebron
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Newsom,Squire John
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
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Price-Stephens House (added 1980 - - #80002272)
MS 43 , New Hebron
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Price,Jonathan
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Robbins House (added 1980 - - #80002260)
E of Topeka , Jayess
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Robbins,John Aaron
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
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Rogers House (added 1980 - - #80002274)
S of Silver Creek , Silver Creek
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rogers,Elisha
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Rogers,Elisha
Significant Year:
1850
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Smith, A. L., House (added 1980 - - #80002265)
N of Monticello on MS 27 , Monticello
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith,Alvin L.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Historic Person:
Smith,Alvin L.
Significant Year:
1850
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, 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:
Stringer House (added 1980 - - #80002273)
SW of New Hebron , New Hebron
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stringer,Moses
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
Thompson, June and Nora, House (added 2005 - - #05000739)
Sutton Rd., 0.3 miles north of its jct. with Crooked Creek Rd. , New Hebron
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Tynes House (added 1980 - - #80002261)
E of Topeka , Jayess
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tynes,Thomas F.
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Wilson House (added 1980 - - #80002266)
SW of Monticello , Monticello
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
et al., Wilson,Frank
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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