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

Tallahatchie County Mississippi has 8 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 5 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Buford Site (22Tl501), Spivey Site, Tallahatchie County Second District Courthouse, Allison Mound (22Tl1024) and Dell Bullion Mound (22Tl998).

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Middle Woodland, Tchula, Mississippian, Et Al., Poverty Point, Baytown, Wheeler and Marksville dating back to 2499 BC.

The famous person Hugh Jackson Jennings is associated with one of more of the Tallahatchie County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Tallahatchie County places including F.B. Construction Co. Hull, W.S. Hull, American Bridge Co. of New York and Frank R. McGeoy. Prominent architectural styles found in Tallahatchie Country are Colonial Revival, Queen Anne and Romanesque.

Allison Mound (22Tl1024) (added 1988 - - #88002708)

Also known as 22-Tl-1024

Address Restricted , Webb

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Middle Woodland

Period of Significance:

499-0 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Buford Site (22Tl501) (added 1986 - - #86002797)

Also known as 22Tl501

Address Restricted , Sumner

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Tchula, Mississippian, Et Al.

Period of Significance:

499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Dell Bullion Mound (22Tl998) (added 1988 - - #88002706)

Also known as 22-Tl-998

Address Restricted , Grenada

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Middle Woodland

Period of Significance:

499-0 AD

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Graves/Burials

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Jacks Site (added 1978 - - #78001630)

Address Restricted , Philipp

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Poverty Point, Baytown

Period of Significance:

500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 2000-2499 BC, 1500-1999 BC, 1000-500 AD, 1000-1499 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Village Site

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Lamb-Fish Bridge (added 1982 - - #82004631)

E of Charleston , Charleston

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

American Bridge Co. of New York

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Industry

Period of Significance:

3000-4999 BC

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Rail-Related, Water-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Pedestrian Related, Water-Related

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Murphey-Jennings House (added 1982 - - #82004632)

Also known as Smith Murphey House

307 Walnut St. , Sumner

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McGeoy,Frank R.

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival, Queen Anne

Historic Person:

Jennings,Hugh Jackson

Significant Year:

1904

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Social History

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:

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Spivey Site (added 1978 - - #78001629)

Address Restricted , Crowder

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Wheeler, Marksville, Baytown

Period of Significance:

500-999 BC, 499-0 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-1499 BC

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Underwater

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields

Tallahatchie County Second District Courthouse (added 2007 - - #07000149)

108 Main St. , Sumner

Ichabod, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hull, F.B. Construction Co., Hull, W.S.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Black, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 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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