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

Rankin County Mississippi has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Armstrong Site (22RA576), Byram Bridge and Wilson, Woodrow, Bridge, Cocke--Martin--Jackson House and East Clinton Historic District.

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

The famous person Susan Blue Buchanan is associated with one of more of the Rankin County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Rankin County places including Schuster & Jacob, W.H. & Son Groome, John Yost, Henry Misterfeldt, Overstreet, Noah Webster, Sr., Edgar Misterfeldt, Cocke, Thomas Baytop and builder. Prominent architectural styles found in Rankin Country are Greek Revival, Colonial Revival and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Armstrong Site (22RA576) (added 1987 - - #86003686)

Also known as 22RA576

Address Restricted , Goshen Springs

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Middle Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian

Period of Significance:

5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Underwater

Brandon Cemetery (added 2010 - - #10000925)

Corner of Old Depot Rd and Miss. State HWY 471 Ext., Brandon

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

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Art

Period of Significance:

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

Byram Bridge (added 1979 - - #79003427)

Old Byram and Florence Rd. , Frenchs Store

GilbertThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Groome,W.H. & Son, Schuster & Jacob

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

More Information:

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Cocke--Martin--Jackson House (added 1997 - - #97000799)

Also known as Allen House

107 Pleasant St. , Brandon

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

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Cocke, Thomas Baytop, builder

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 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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Downtown Brandon Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000926)

E and W Government Sts from Timber St to College St, 100 blocks of N College St and Black St, Brandon

Magnolia677, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Commerce

Period of Significance:

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

East Clinton Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000631)

Roughly bounded by the Illinois Gulf Railroad, E. Collerm Landrum, E. Main, and New Prospect Sts. , Clinton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

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

More Information:

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Hebron Academy (added 1978 - - #78001627)

Also known as Rock Hill School

S of Brandon on MS 18 , Brandon

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

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Yost,John

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Lessel House (added 1987 - - #80002302)

Railroad St. and Brooks Ave. , Pelahatchie

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Hotel, Rail-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Misterfeldt Home Place (added 1986 - - #86003496)

1101 Old Hwy. 49S , Richland

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Misterfeldt,Edgar, Misterfeldt,Henry

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Agriculture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Pearl Street Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000798)

200-204 Pearl St. , Brandon

Bradcooney1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Rankin County Confederate Monument (added 1997 - - #97000797)

Jct. of Government and North Sts. , Brandon

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

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Art, Social History

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Recreation And Culture

Historic Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Monument/Marker

More Information:

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Rankin County Courthouse (added 1997 - - #97000796)

301 Town Sq. , Brandon

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

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Overstreet, Noah Webster, Sr.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

More Information:

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South College Street Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000183)

625-713 S. College St. , Brandon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Stevens-Buchanan House (added 1978 - - #78001628)

Also known as Buchanan House

505 College St. , Brandon

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

Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate

Historic Person:

Buchanan,Susan Blue

Significant Year:

1869

Area of Significance:

Law, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Turcotte House (added 1987 - - #86002869)

Also known as Brown's Box

SE of Brandon on MS 17 , Brandon

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

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

More Information:

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Wilson, Woodrow, Bridge (added 1988 - - #88002485)

Spans Pearl River on Silas Brown St. , Jackson

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

More Information:

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