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

Jefferson Davis County Mississippi has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include 1907 House and Prentiss Normal and Industrial Institute Historic District, Holloway, John Fielding, House, Jefferson Davis County Courthouse and Wilkes, Stephen H., House.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jefferson Davis County places including N.W. Overstreet, Neil Mathison, W.J. McGee and W.S. Hull. Prominent architectural styles found in Jefferson Davis Country are Classical Revival and Greek Revival.

1907 House (added 1979 - - #79001321)

Also known as Magee Plantation

E of Prentiss on Fort Stephens Rd. , Prentiss

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Black, Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education

Historic Sub-function:

College, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Work In Progress

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Holloway, John Fielding, House (added 1994 - - #94001252)

Also known as Polk, Robert Decatur "Cap", House

US 84, about 450 ft. E of jct. with MS 541, Mount Carmel community , Prentiss

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Jefferson Davis County Courthouse (added 1994 - - #94001308)

Jct. of N. Columbia Ave. and Third St. , Prentiss

Ichabod, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McGee, W.J., Hull, W.S.

Architectural Style:

Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Courthouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Courthouse

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Prentiss Normal and Industrial Institute Historic District (added 2016 - - #16000282)

Also known as Prentiss Institute

292 J.E. Johnson Rd., Prentiss

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Overstreet, N.W.

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Education, Black, Social History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1974 AD

Wilkes, Stephen H., House (added 2006 - - #06001176)

1522 S. Williamsburg Rd. , Bassfield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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