Mississippi - Marion County
Marion County Mississippi has 10 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Ford House, Broad Street--Church Street Historic District, Columbia North Residential Historic District, Downtown Columbia Historic District and Downtown Columbia Historic District (Boundary Increase).

Several famous people are associated with these Marion County historic places including John Ford and Hugh White.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Marion County places including N.W. Overstreet, Henry N. Austin, Dye-Mullins Construction Co., George F. Barber, Patrick Henry Weathers, Ryan, Howard, et al., C.H. Lindsley, Shourds & Bean, Kramer, Xavier, A. and Dobbs and Wetmore. Prominent architectural styles found in Marion Country are Colonial Revival, Classical Revival and Queen Anne.

Broad Street--Church Street Historic District (added 2008 - - #08000672)
Roughly bounded by High School St. on the W. and Pine Ave. on the E. along Sumrall Ave. along Broad St. , Columbia
Gabrieldmay, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Austin, Henry N., et al.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Domestic, Education, Health Care, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Communications Facility, Hospital, Multiple Dwelling, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Domestic, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Restaurant, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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Columbia North Residential Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000625)
Roughly bounded by High School and N. Main St. on the W. and Park Ave. and Branton Ave. on the E. , Columbia
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Overstreet, N.W., Mattingly & Biggers
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Downtown Columbia Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000633)
Also known as see also:Marion County Courthouse and Jail
Roughly bounded by Broad, and Church Sts., and Meak, Honey and Beef Alleys. , Columbia
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Italianate, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Correctional Facility, Department Store, Financial Institution, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store, Warehouse
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Business, Correctional Facility, Department Store, Financial Institution, Post Office, Professional, Specialty Store, Warehouse
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Downtown Columbia Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1998 - - #98001140)
704 and 706 Honey Alley , Columbia
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Ford House (added 1971 - - #71000457)
Also known as Ford Stockade;Ford's Fort
S of Sandy Hook on Old Columbia-Covington Rd. , Sandy Hook
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person
Historic Person:
Ford,John
Significant Year:
1810
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Military, Religion
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
Keys Hill Historic District (added 1982 - - #82004836)
Broad St. , Columbia
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Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lindsley,C.H.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Mission/Spanish Revival
Historic Person:
White,Hugh
Significant Year:
1925, 1930, 1910
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Lampton--Thompson--Bourne House (added 1998 - - #98001335)
Also known as Bourne, Robert and Betty, House
423 Church St. , Columbia
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Barber, George F.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Marion County Courthouse and Jail (added 1995 - - #95000178)
Courthouse Sq. , Columbia
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Ryan, Howard, et al., Weathers, Patrick Henry
Architectural Style:
International Style, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Courthouse
More Information:
Superintendent's Home at Columbia Training School (added 1995 - - #95000787)
Also known as Mississippi Industrial Training School
1730 MS 44 , Columbia
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
U.S. Post Office (added 1981 - - #81000329)
815 Main St. , Columbia
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dye-Mullins Construction Co., Shourds & Bean
Architectural Style:
Beaux Arts
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
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