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

Jones County Mississippi (Historic Districts) has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Laurel Central Historic District, Laurel Central Historic District (Boundary Increase/Decrease) and Oak Park School Complex, Oak Park School Complex and Southside Neighborhood Historic District.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jones County places including P.J. Krouse and Rathbone deBuys. Prominent architectural styles found in Jones Country are Bungalow/Craftsman, Classical Revival and Queen Anne.

Laurel Central Historic District (added 1987 - - #86001908)

Roughly bounded by Tenth and Thirteenth Sts., First Ave., Seventh and Fifth Sts., and Eighth Ave. , Laurel

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

deBuys,Rathbone, Krouse,P.J.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Classical Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Laurel Central Historic District (Boundary Increase/Decrease) (added 2021 - - #100007063)

Roughly bounded by 10th and 13th Sts., 1st Ave., 7th and 5th Sts., and 8th Ave., Laurel

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Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Politics/Government

Oak Park School Complex (added 2020 - - #100005034)

Also known as Oak Park Elementary School

1205 Queensburg Ave., Laurel

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Black, Ethnic Heritage, Education, Entertainment/Recreation

Southside Neighborhood Historic District (added 2020 - - #100005573)

Roughly bounded by North Pine and East 5th Sts., North and South Walters, South 4th and South 9th Aves., East Jackson, Limbert, Johnson, and North and South Maple Sts., Laurel

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Ethnic Heritage-Black