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

Madison County Mississippi has 32 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 10 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Chapel of the Cross, Doak's Stand Treaty Site, Puckshunubbee-Haley Site, Boddie, John W., House and Boyd Mounds Site (22MD512).

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Early Mississippian, Late Woodland, Late Mississippian, Choctaw, Middle Archaic and Late Archaic dating back to 6999 BC.

The famous person Andrew Jackson is associated with one of more of the Madison County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Madison County places including International Derrick & Equipment, Lamour, Valentine Warner, Col. Richard Ivy Holliday, C.W. Oates, Raymond H. Spencer, N. W. Overstreet, Overstreet and Town and Samuel Young. Prominent architectural styles found in Madison Country are Greek Revival, Queen Anne and Classical Revival.

Boddie, John W., House (added 1982 - - #82003106)

Also known as Tougaloo Mansion House

Tougaloo College campus , Tougaloo

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lamour

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College, School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

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Boyd Mounds Site (22MD512) (added 1989 - - #89000784)

Also known as 22-Md-512

Address Restricted , Ridgeland

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Early Mississippian, Late Woodland

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Canton Courthouse Square Historic District (added 1982 - - #82004895)

Also known as See Also:Canton Courthouse Square Historic District (Boundar

Center, Liberty, Peace and Union Streets , Canton

Ichabod, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Federal, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse, Financial Institution, Post Office, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse, Financial Institution, Post Office, Specialty Store

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Canton Courthouse Square Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1989 - - #89000778)

Also known as See Also:Canton Courthouse Square Historic District

W. Peace St. , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Department Store, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Department Store, Specialty Store

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Canton High School (added 1998 - - #98001334)

3380 N. Liberty St. , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Overstreet and Town, Overstreet, N. W.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Chapel of the Cross (added 1972 - - #72000698)

6 mi. NW of jct. of MS 463 and I-55 , Mannsdale

Altairisfar, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History, Religion

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Curran, John, House (added 1986 - - #86000516)

Main St. , Madison

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

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

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Doak's Stand Treaty Site (added 1978 - - #78003196)

Address Restricted , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Choctaw, Euro-American

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office, Restaurant

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Dorroh Street Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000514)

103, 105, and 115 Dorroh St. , Madison

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

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East Canton Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000274)

Roughly along E. Academy, E. Center, E. Fulton, Lyons, Madison, E. Peace and Priestly Sts. , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italian Villa, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Cemetery, Correctional Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, City Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Museum, Single Dwelling

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Fairview School (added 2009 - - #08000199)

1278 N. Old Canton Rd. , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Black

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

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Farr Mercantile Co.--R. B. Price Mercantile Co. (added 1986 - - #86000517)

Also known as Price--Cox Complex

Main and Railroad , Madison

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

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Kirkpatrick Dental Office (added 1991 - - #91000878)

Also known as The Old Dentist Office

229 E. Center St. , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Health Care

Historic Sub-function:

Medical Business/Office

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Professional

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Long Moss Plantation House (added 1996 - - #96000180)

Also known as Holliday,Colonel Richard Ivy,House

305 Quail Rd. , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Holliday, Col. Richard Ivy

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

School, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Madison County Jail (added 1979 - - #79001330)

Also known as Old Madison County Jail

234 E. Fulton St. , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Warner,Valentine, Oates,C.W.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Organizational

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Madison--Ridgeland Public School (added 1986 - - #86000518)

Montgomery St. , Madison

Scoutandboo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Tudor Revival, Art Deco

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

More Information:

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Mississippi Institute of Aeronautics Aircraft Hangars (added 2005 - - #05000910)

Also known as World War II Aircraft Hangers

Bruce Campbell Field, 7496 Old Canton Rd. , Madison

Scoutandboo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

International Derrick & Equipment, et.al.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Air-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Air-Related

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Montgomery House (added 1984 - - #84002260)

Main St. , Madison

Ditch Fisher, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late Gothic Revival

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

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Mt. Zion Baptist Church (added 2000 - - #00000333)

514 West North St. , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Spencer, Raymond H.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Black

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Natchez Trace, Old, and Choctaw Agency Site (added 1995 - - #94001579)

Also known as Natchez Trace Secion 3P;Old Agency Road;Choctaw Agency Site

Between I-55 and Livingston Rd., W of Ridgeland , Ridgeland

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Historic - Aboriginal

Cultural Affiliation:

Choctaw Indian, Euro-American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Federal, Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Government Office

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Old Agency Road (added 1988 - - #88001133)

Also known as Natchez Trace

Between I-55 and Livingston Rd. , Ridgeland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Historic Person:

Jackson,Andrew

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

Old Natchez Trace (170-30) (added 1976 - - #76000160)

Also known as 170-30;Path to Choctaw Nation;Chickasaw Trace;Natchez Trace

E of Ridgeland , Ridgeland

Nataliemaynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Communications

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Pedestrian Related

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

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Puckshunubbee-Haley Site (added 1984 - - #84002264)

Also known as Mingo;Council Spring

Address Restricted , Madison

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Historic Significance:

Person, Information Potential

Historic Person:

Multiple

Significant Year:

1824, 1805

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Late Mississippian, Choctaw

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1499-1000 AD

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Unoccupied Land

Sedgewood Plantation (added 2000 - - #00001400)

2607 Virlilia Rd. , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

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:

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Smith, Charles F., House (added 1994 - - #94000145)

140 Semmes Ave. , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne

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:

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Strawberry Fields Site (22Md644) (added 1988 - - #88002707)

Also known as 22-Md-644

Address Restricted , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Middle Archaic, Late Archaic

Period of Significance:

5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Strawberry Patch--McKay House (added 1986 - - #86000515)

Old Canton Rd. , Madison

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Tilda Bogue (added 1983 - - #83003965)

Address Restricted , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1975-2000, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Unknown, Vacant/Not In Use

Tougaloo College (added 1998 - - #98001109)

Also known as Tougaloo College Historic District

Tougaloo , Tougaloo

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival, Italianate, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Social History, Black, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

College, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

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White Perch Paradise Site (22MD641) (added 1987 - - #87000226)

Also known as 22-Md-641

Address Restricted , Goshen Springs

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, Woodland

Period of Significance:

5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Depot (added 1995 - - #95001195)

Also known as Illinois Central Railroad Depot;Flora Railroad Depot

Vernon St. between the Illinois Central Railroad track and Main St. , Flora

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related

Current Function:

Work In Progress

More Information:

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Young House (added 2008 - - #08001046)

Also known as Young Bungalow

3463 N. Liberty St. , Canton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Young, Samuel

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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