Mississippi - Adams County - Historic Districts
Adams County Mississippi (Historic Districts) has 9 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Jefferson College, Natchez 0n-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District, Natchez Bluffs and Under-the-Hill Historic District, Cemetery Bluff District and Jefferson College.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Adams County places including Neibert and Gemmell, William K. Ketteringham and Robert Bost. Prominent architectural styles found in Adams Country are Greek Revival, Italianate and Late Victorian.

Cemetery Bluff District (added 1980 - - #80002192)
Also known as See Also:U.S. Marine Hospital;Weymouth Hall
Cemetery Rd. , Natchez
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Art, Conservation, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Mixed
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Single Dwelling
Clifton Heights Historic Distruct (added 1982 - - #82000568)
Roughly bounded by Ridge and Mulberry Alley, Natchez Bluff, Park Ave., and Maple St. , Natchez
Mthunter58, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Shingle Style, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Downriver Residential Historic District (added 1999 - - #99000385)
Roughly bounded by S. Canal St., Orleans St., Illinois Central Gulf RR tracks, and bayou bet. Union and Rankin Sts. , Natchez
Elisa.rolle, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Bost, Robert, Neibert and Gemmell
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Religion, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Department Store, Energy Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Religion, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Business, Department Store, Energy Facility, Rail-Related, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Holy Family Catholic Church Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000855)
Roughly, along Aldrich, Old D'Evereux, St. Catherine, Abbott and Byrne Sts. , Natchez
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ketteringham, William K.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Greek Revival, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Black, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Church School, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Educational Related Housing, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Jefferson College (added 1970 - - #70000316)
North St. , Washington
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Natchez 0n-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District (added 1979 - - #79003381)
Also known as See Also:78001577;76001083;79001285;78001578;79001287;760010
US 61, US 84 and US 98 , Natchez
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Transportation, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Natchez Bluffs and Under-the-Hill Historic District (added 1972 - - #72000685)
Bounded by S. Canal St., Broadway, and Mississippi River , Natchez
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture, Commerce, Military, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Defense, Domestic, Recreation And Culture, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Fortification, Single Dwelling, Warehouse, Water-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park, Single Dwelling
Upriver Residential District (added 1983 - - #83004371)
Roughly bounded by Pine, Monroe, Elm-Bishop, and Ridge-Maple Sts. , Natchez
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Industry, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Woodlawn Historic District (added 1995 - - #95001250)
Roughly bounded by Martin Luther King St., E. Stiers and Old College Lns., Elm and Bishop Sts. , Natchez
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Gothic Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
College, Department Store, Hotel, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Camp, Civic, Department Store, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
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