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

Leflore County Mississippi (Historic Districts) has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Cotton Row Historic District, Boulevard Subdivision Historic District, Central Commercial and Railroad Historic District, Four Corners Historic District and Itta Bena Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Leflore County places including Thomas Henry Jr. Johnson and Frank R. McGeoy. Prominent architectural styles found in Leflore Country are Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Queen Anne and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Boulevard Subdivision Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000521)

Also known as Grand Boulevard Historic District

Roughly bounded by Jeff Davis Ave., Poplar St., President Ave., and Grand Boulevard , Greenwood

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Prairie School, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

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

Central Commercial and Railroad Historic District (added 1985 - - #85003463)

Roughly bounded by Washington St., Main and Lamar Sts. and Ave. F, Wardaman and Johnson Sts., and Cotton and Fulton Sts., Greenwood

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Manufacturing Facility, Professional, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business, Professional, Specialty Store

Cotton Row Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002279)

Cotton, Front, Fulton, Howard, Main, and Market Sts. , Greenwood

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Business

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Business

Four Corners Historic District (added 1985 - - #85000282)

Washington and Henderson Sts. , Greenwood

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education, Health Care, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Library, Medical Business/Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Health Care, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Library, Medical Business/Office, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Itta Bena Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000785)

Roughly bounded by Cemetery St. to the N., Lake Shore Dr. to the E., Lake Side St. to the S., Dewey St. to the W. , Itta Bena

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

et al., Johnson, Thomas Henry Jr.

Architectural Style:

Tudor Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Recreation And Culture, Religion, Social

Current Sub-function:

Business, City Hall, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Sport Facility

River Road and Western Downtown Residential Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000519)

Roughly bounded by River Rd., Dewey and Gillespie, Washington and Johnson, and First Sts. , Greenwood

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Wesley Methodist Church Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000381)

Roughly bounded by Cotton, Howard, Palace, Weeks Lane, and W. Johnson , Greenwood

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Williams Landing and Eastern Downtown Residential Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000520)

Roughly bounded by Front, McLemore and Lamar, Market, and George Sts. , Greenwood

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., McGeoy,Frank R.

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Commerce, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling