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

Marion County Mississippi has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ford House, Broad Street--Church Street Historic District, Columbia North Residential Historic District, Downtown Columbia Historic District and Downtown Columbia Historic District (Boundary Increase).

Several famous people are associated with these Marion County historic places including John Ford and Hugh White.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Marion County places including N.W. Overstreet, Henry N. Austin, Dye-Mullins Construction Co., George F. Barber, Patrick Henry Weathers, Ryan, Howard, et al., C.H. Lindsley, Shourds & Bean, Kramer, Xavier, A. and Dobbs and Wetmore. Prominent architectural styles found in Marion Country are Colonial Revival, Classical Revival and Queen Anne.

Broad Street--Church Street Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000672)

Roughly bounded by High School St. on the W. and Pine Ave. on the E. along Sumrall Ave. along Broad St. , Columbia

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Austin, Henry N., et al.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Domestic, Education, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Communications Facility, Hospital, Multiple Dwelling, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Columbia North Residential Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000625)

Roughly bounded by High School and N. Main St. on the W. and Park Ave. and Branton Ave. on the E. , Columbia

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Overstreet, N.W., Mattingly & Biggers

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Downtown Columbia Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000633)

Also known as see also:Marion County Courthouse and Jail

Roughly bounded by Broad, and Church Sts., and Meak, Honey and Beef Alleys. , Columbia

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Italianate, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Correctional Facility, Department Store, Financial Institution, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Government

Current Sub-function:

Business, Correctional Facility, Department Store, Financial Institution, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store, Warehouse

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Downtown Columbia Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1998 - - #98001140)

704 and 706 Honey Alley , Columbia

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Specialty Store

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Ford House (added 1971 - - #71000457)

Also known as Ford Stockade;Ford's Fort

S of Sandy Hook on Old Columbia-Covington Rd. , Sandy Hook

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person

Historic Person:

Ford,John

Significant Year:

1810

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Military, Religion

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Keys Hill Historic District (added 1982 - - #82004836)

Broad St. , Columbia

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Lindsley,C.H.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival

Historic Person:

White,Hugh

Significant Year:

1925, 1930, 1910

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Lampton--Thompson--Bourne House (added 1998 - - #98001335)

Also known as Bourne, Robert and Betty, House

423 Church St. , Columbia

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Barber, George F.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Colonial Revival

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

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Marion County Courthouse and Jail (added 1995 - - #95000178)

Courthouse Sq. , Columbia

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Ryan, Howard, et al., Weathers, Patrick Henry

Architectural Style:

International Style, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Correctional Facility, Courthouse

More Information:

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Superintendent's Home at Columbia Training School (added 1995 - - #95000787)

Also known as Mississippi Industrial Training School

1730 MS 44 , Columbia

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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U.S. Post Office (added 1981 - - #81000329)

815 Main St. , Columbia

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Dye-Mullins Construction Co., Shourds & Bean

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Post Office

More Information:

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