List of National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi

This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi. It includes current National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), and also National Park Service areas in Mississippi that overlap.

National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi

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There are 40 National Historic Landmarks in Mississippi. Five of these are also State Historic Sites. For consistency, the sites are named here as designated under the National Historic Landmark program. A cross-reference list of all seven State Historic Sites is provided further below, which uses different names for some sites. The NHLs are concentrated in 17 of Mississippi's 82 counties. Thirteen are in Adams County alone.

[1]Landmark nameImageDate designated[2]Location CountyDescription
1Ammadelle
Ammadelle
May 30, 1974
(#74001064)
Oxford
34°22′21″N 89°31′06″W / 34.372615°N 89.518443°W / 34.372615; -89.518443 (Ammadelle)
LafayetteItalianate villa built in 1859, designed by Calvert Vaux.
2Anna Site
Anna Site
September 14, 1993
(#93001606)
Natchez
31°41′43″N 91°20′59″W / 31.695381°N 91.349769°W / 31.695381; -91.349769 (Anna Site)
AdamsA Plaquemine culture archaeological site.
3Arlington
Arlington
May 30, 1974
(#73000999)
Natchez
31°33′10″N 91°23′33″W / 31.552778°N 91.3925°W / 31.552778; -91.3925 (Arlington)
AdamsEarly historic home.
4Auburn
Auburn
May 30, 1974
(#74001047)
Natchez
31°32′44″N 91°23′27″W / 31.54565°N 91.390733°W / 31.54565; -91.390733 (Auburn)
AdamsEarly historic home.
5Beauvoir
Beauvoir
November 7, 1993
(#71000448)
Biloxi
30°23′33″N 88°51′46″W / 30.392509°N 88.862787°W / 30.392509; -88.862787 (Beauvoir)
HarrisonPost-war home and library of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, restored by 2008.
6Champion Hill Battlefield
Champion Hill Battlefield
May 5, 1977
(#71000450)
Bolton
32°19′12″N 90°32′33″W / 32.32°N 90.5425°W / 32.32; -90.5425 (Champion Hill Battlefield)
HindsA turning point of the American Civil War.
7Commercial Bank and Banker's House
Commercial Bank and Banker's House
May 30, 1974
(#74002252)
Natchez
31°33′41″N 91°24′19″W / 31.561482°N 91.405185°W / 31.561482; -91.405185 (Commercial Bank and Banker's House)
AdamsUnusual dual-function building.
8Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites
Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites
May 6, 1991
(#91001050)
Corinth, MS and Hardeman County, TN
34°56′02″N 88°31′19″W / 34.934°N 88.522°W / 34.934; -88.522 (Siege and Battle of Corinth Sites)
AlcornCorinth battlefield - Corinth and Hardeman County, TN
9Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Site
Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Site
June 19, 1996
(#73001024)
Macon
33°00′36″N 88°45′15″W / 33.009878°N 88.754175°W / 33.009878; -88.754175 (Dancing Rabbit Creek Treaty Site)
NoxubeeGathering place of Choctaw Indians, site of 1830 treaty leading to their relocation west of the Mississippi River.
10Dunleith
Dunleith
December 2, 1974
(#72000684)
Natchez
31°32′59″N 91°23′57″W / 31.549717°N 91.399147°W / 31.549717; -91.399147 (Dunleith)
AdamsA Natchez mansion built in 1855.
11Emerald Mound Site
Emerald Mound Site
December 29, 1989
(#88002618)
Stanton
31°38′10″N 91°14′50″W / 31.636106°N 91.247228°W / 31.636106; -91.247228 (Emerald Mound Site)
AdamsA Plaquemine culture archaeological site.
12Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
February 16, 2017
(#100000791)
Jackson
32°20′27″N 90°12′45″W / 32.340899°N 90.212605°W / 32.340899; -90.212605 (Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument)
HindsHome of civil rights activist Medgar Evers.
13William Faulkner House
William Faulkner House
May 23, 1968
(#68000028)
Oxford
34°21′35″N 89°31′29″W / 34.3598°N 89.5247°W / 34.3598; -89.5247 (William Faulkner House)
LafayetteWell-preserved mansion where author William Faulkner lived and wrote.
14Fort St. Pierre Site
Fort St. Pierre Site
July 19, 1964
(#00000263)
Vicksburg
32°29′44″N 90°47′55″W / 32.495692°N 90.798533°W / 32.495692; -90.798533 (Fort St. Pierre Site)
WarrenSite of French fort during 1719-1729, important for use in dating other archaeological sites due to its integrity and brief period of use.
15Grand Village of the Natchez
Grand Village of the Natchez
July 19, 1964
(#66000408)
Natchez
31°31′31″N 91°22′54″W / 31.525205°N 91.381638°W / 31.525205; -91.381638 (Grand Village of the Natchez)
AdamsVillage and archaeological site of the Plaquemine culture and their descendants the Natchez .
16Hester SiteJanuary 3, 2001
(#75001051)
Amory
MonroeArchaeological site, a campsite used by Paleo-Indian and Archaic peoples in 9000-7000 BC.
17Highland Park Dentzel Carousel
Highland Park Dentzel Carousel
February 27, 1987
(#87000863)
Meridian
32°22′28″N 88°43′05″W / 32.37455°N 88.71793°W / 32.37455; -88.71793 (Highland Park Dentzel Carousel)
LauderdaleGerman-American built carousel within Highland Park.
18Holly Bluff Site
Holly Bluff Site
July 19, 1964
(#66000412)
Holly Bluff
32°48′51″N 90°40′59″W / 32.814103°N 90.68295°W / 32.814103; -90.68295 (Holly Bluff Site)
YazooA Plaquemine Mississippian culture archaeological site.
19House on Ellicott's Hill
House on Ellicott's Hill
May 30, 1974
(#74001050)
Natchez
31°33′48″N 91°24′14″W / 31.563196°N 91.403806°W / 31.563196; -91.403806 (House on Ellicott's Hill)
AdamsNRHP 74001050
20Jaketown Site
Jaketown Site
December 14, 1990
(#73001017)
Belzoni
33°14′14″N 90°29′13″W / 33.237095°N 90.487026°W / 33.237095; -90.487026 (Jaketown Site)
HumphreysAn archaeological site.
21Lucius Q. C. Lamar House
Lucius Q. C. Lamar House
May 15, 1975
(#75001048)
Oxford
34°22′17″N 89°30′58″W / 34.37125°N 89.51602°W / 34.37125; -89.51602 (Lucius Q. C. Lamar House)
LafayetteNRHP 75001048
22Longwood
Longwood
December 16, 1969
(#69000079)
Natchez
31°32′12″N 91°24′17″W / 31.536667°N 91.404722°W / 31.536667; -91.404722 (Longwood)
AdamsUnfinished antebellum house.
23Lyceum-The Circle Historic District
Lyceum-The Circle Historic District
October 6, 2008
(#08001092)
Oxford
34°21′58″N 89°32′06″W / 34.366°N 89.534917°W / 34.366; -89.534917 (Lyceum-The Circle Historic District)
LafayetteDistrict associated with events surrounding the historic court-ordered admission of James Meredith to the University of Mississippi in 1962
24Charles McLaran House
Charles McLaran House
January 3, 2001
(#76001102)
Columbus
33°29′24″N 88°25′54″W / 33.490133°N 88.431619°W / 33.490133; -88.431619 (Charles McLaran House)
LowndesGreek Revival mansion.
25Melrose
Melrose
May 30, 1974
(#74002253)
Natchez
31°32′35″N 91°22′59″W / 31.543129°N 91.382969°W / 31.543129; -91.382969 (Melrose)
AdamsHome within Natchez National Historical Park that achieves "perfection" in Greek Revival design.
26Mississippi Governor's Mansion
Mississippi Governor's Mansion
April 24, 1975
(#69000085)
Jackson
32°18′00″N 90°11′00″W / 32.299936°N 90.183336°W / 32.299936; -90.183336 (Mississippi Governor's Mansion)
HindsTogether with Old Mississippi State Capitol, designed by William Nichols.
27Mississippi State Capitol
Mississippi State Capitol
October 31, 2016
(#69000086)
Jackson
32°17′58″N 90°10′49″W / 32.299321°N 90.180358°W / 32.299321; -90.180358 (Mississippi State Capitol)
HindsNotable among state capitols for its unity of design and construction, having been built by a single general contracting firm within a single three-year construction program.[3]
28Monmouth
Monmouth
June 7, 1988
(#73001001)
Natchez
31°33′17″N 91°23′09″W / 31.554836°N 91.385712°W / 31.554836; -91.385712 (Monmouth)
AdamsNRHP 73001001
29I. T. Montgomery House
I. T. Montgomery House
May 11, 1976
(#76001092)
Mount Bayou
33°52′31″N 90°43′44″W / 33.87529°N 90.72877°W / 33.87529; -90.72877 (I. T. Montgomery House)
BolivarFormer slave Isaiah Montgomery founded successful all-black town here in 1887.
30Oakland Memorial Chapel
Oakland Memorial Chapel
May 11, 1976
(#74001057)
Alcorn
31°52′33″N 91°08′23″W / 31.875967°N 91.139684°W / 31.875967; -91.139684 (Oakland Memorial Chapel)
ClaiborneOne of the oldest buildings on Alcorn University campus, the first land grant university for black Americans. It is located within Alcorn State University Historic District.
31Old Mississippi State Capitol
Old Mississippi State Capitol
December 14, 1990
(#69000087)
Jackson
32°17′58″N 90°10′49″W / 32.299321°N 90.180358°W / 32.299321; -90.180358 (Old Mississippi State Capitol)
HindsGreek Revival building.
32Pemberton's Headquarters
Pemberton's Headquarters
December 8, 1976
(#70000319)
Vicksburg
32°20′55″N 90°52′42″W / 32.34863°N 90.87844°W / 32.34863; -90.87844 (Pemberton's Headquarters)
WarrenConfederate General Pemberton's HQ during 47-day siege of Vicksburg, where he decided to surrender the city on July 4, 1863.
33Port Gibson Battle SiteApril 5, 2005
(#05000461)
Port Gibson
31°57′28″N 91°01′08″W / 31.957778°N 91.018889°W / 31.957778; -91.018889 (Port Gibson Battle Site)
ClaiborneAmerican Civil War site of Battle of Port Gibson.
34Rocket Propulsion Test Complex
Rocket Propulsion Test Complex
October 3, 1985
(#85002805)
Bay St. Louis
30°21′50″N 89°35′14″W / 30.363889°N 89.587222°W / 30.363889; -89.587222 (Rocket Propulsion Test Complex)
Hancockbuilt in 1965, played an important role in the development of the Saturn V rocket.
35Rosalie
Rosalie
January 19, 1989
(#77000781)
Natchez
31°33′34″N 91°24′30″W / 31.559526°N 91.408359°W / 31.559526; -91.408359 (Rosalie)
AdamsAn 1823 Natchez mansion that influenced architecture throughout the Lower Mississippi Valley.
36Stanton Hall
Stanton Hall
May 30, 1974
(#74002254)
Natchez
31°33′45″N 91°24′03″W / 31.562621°N 91.40073°W / 31.562621; -91.40073 (Stanton Hall)
Adams
37Warren County Courthouse
Warren County Courthouse
May 23, 1968
(#68000029)
Vicksburg
32°21′01″N 90°52′43″W / 32.35036°N 90.87862°W / 32.35036; -90.87862 (Warren County Courthouse)
WarrenNRHP 68000029
38Waverley
Waverley
May 30, 1974
(#73001004)
West Point
33°34′09″N 88°30′13″W / 33.569167°N 88.503611°W / 33.569167; -88.503611 (Waverley)
Clay
39Eudora Welty House
Eudora Welty House
August 18, 2004
(#02001388)
Jackson
32°19′08″N 90°10′13″W / 32.318806°N 90.170339°W / 32.318806; -90.170339 (Eudora Welty House)
HindsHome of author Eudora Welty
40Winterville Site
Winterville Site
September 14, 1993
(#73001031)
Greenville
33°29′09″N 91°03′40″W / 33.485833°N 91.061111°W / 33.485833; -91.061111 (Winterville Site)
WashingtonA Plaquemine culture archaeological site.

Former NHLs in Mississippi

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There have been no de-designations of Mississippi NHLs,[4] but one NHL object has been moved out of the state and was subsequently delisted:

[1]Landmark name[5]ImageDate designated[5]Date withdrawn[5]Locality[5]County[5]Description[6]
1President (Steamboat) December 20, 1989July 13, 2011VicksburgWarrenThis steamboat plied the Mississippi River watershed after her construction in 1924. In 2009 she was disassembled and transported overland to St. Elmo, Illinois. This loss of historical integrity prompted the National Park Service to withdraw her landmark designation.

National Park Service areas in Mississippi

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National Historic Parks, National Battlefields, and certain other areas listed in the National Park system are historic landmarks of national importance that are highly protected already, often before the inauguration of the NHL program in 1960, and are then often not also named NHLs per se. There are five of these in Mississippi. The National Park Service lists these five together with the NHLs in the state.[7] They are:

Landmark name
ImageDate established[8]LocationCountyDescription
1Brices Cross Roads National Battlefield Site
2Natchez National Historical Park
3Shiloh National Military Park (shared with Tennessee)
4Tupelo National Battlefield
5Vicksburg National Military Park Includes Vicksburg National Cemetery; shared with Louisiana.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  2. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  3. ^ "Secretary Jewell, Director Jarvis Announce 10 New National Historic Landmarks Illustrating America's Diverse History, Culture". Department of the Interior. November 2, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  4. ^ NHL de-designations
  5. ^ a b c d e National Park Service (June 2011). "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 5, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011..
  6. ^ National Park Service. "National Historic Landmark Program: NHL Database". Archived from the original on June 6, 2004. Retrieved on various dates.
  7. ^ These are listed on p.113 of "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State," November 2007 version.
  8. ^ Date of listing as National Historical Park or similar designation, from various sources in articles indexed.
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