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

Jefferson County Mississippi (Historic Districts) has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Rodney Center Historic District, Church Hill Rural Historic District, Mud Island Creek Complex (22JE508 and 22JE513).

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Coles Creek Period and Anna Phase Of Plaquemine dating back to 500.

The famous person Major General Napoleon J. T. Dana is associated with one of more of the Jefferson County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jefferson County places including J. Edward Smith and Nathaniel Loomis Carpenter. Prominent architectural styles found in Jefferson Country are Federal, Greek Revival and Gothic Revival.

Church Hill Rural Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001054)

MS 553 and Church Hill Rd., 1 mi. S of Christ Episcopal Church , Natchez

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith, J. Edward, Carpenter, Nathaniel Loomis

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Cemetery, Post Office, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Cemetery, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Mud Island Creek Complex (22JE508 and 22JE513) (added 1989 - - #89000447)

Also known as 22JE508 and 22JE513;MJe-15 and MJe-17

Address Restricted , Lorman

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Coles Creek Period, Anna Phase Of Plaquemine

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Rodney Center Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002255)

NW of Lorman , Lorman

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, Federal

Historic Person:

Dana,Major General Napoleon J. T.

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

American

Period of Significance:

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

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling