Mississippi - Rankin County
Rankin County Mississippi has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Armstrong Site (22RA576), Byram Bridge and Wilson, Woodrow, Bridge, Cocke--Martin--Jackson House and East Clinton Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Middle Archaic, Woodland and Mississippian dating back to 6999 BC.

The famous person Susan Blue Buchanan is associated with one of more of the Rankin County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Rankin County places including Schuster & Jacob, W.H. & Son Groome, John Yost, Henry Misterfeldt, Overstreet, Noah Webster, Sr., Edgar Misterfeldt, Cocke, Thomas Baytop and builder. Prominent architectural styles found in Rankin Country are Greek Revival, Colonial Revival and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Armstrong Site (22RA576) (added 1987 - - #86003686)
Also known as 22RA576
Address Restricted , Goshen Springs
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Middle Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian
Period of Significance:
5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Brandon Cemetery (added 2010 - - #10000925)
Corner of Old Depot Rd and Miss. State HWY 471 Ext., Brandon
Ditch Fisher, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Art
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Byram Bridge (added 1979 - - #79003427)
Old Byram and Florence Rd. , Frenchs Store
GilbertThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Groome,W.H. & Son, Schuster & Jacob
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
Cocke--Martin--Jackson House (added 1997 - - #97000799)
Also known as Allen House
107 Pleasant St. , Brandon
Ditch Fisher, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Cocke, Thomas Baytop, builder
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Downtown Brandon Historic District (added 2010 - - #10000926)
E and W Government Sts from Timber St to College St, 100 blocks of N College St and Black St, Brandon
Magnolia677, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
East Clinton Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000631)
Roughly bounded by the Illinois Gulf Railroad, E. Collerm Landrum, E. Main, and New Prospect Sts. , Clinton
GilbertThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
More Information:
Hebron Academy (added 1978 - - #78001627)
Also known as Rock Hill School
S of Brandon on MS 18 , Brandon
Ditch Fisher, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Yost,John
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Lessel House (added 1987 - - #80002302)
Railroad St. and Brooks Ave. , Pelahatchie
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Misterfeldt Home Place (added 1986 - - #86003496)
1101 Old Hwy. 49S , Richland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Misterfeldt,Edgar, Misterfeldt,Henry
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Pearl Street Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000798)
200-204 Pearl St. , Brandon
Bradcooney1, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
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
More Information:
Rankin County Confederate Monument (added 1997 - - #97000797)
Jct. of Government and North Sts. , Brandon
Ditch Fisher, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Art, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Monument/Marker
More Information:
Rankin County Courthouse (added 1997 - - #97000796)
301 Town Sq. , Brandon
Ditch Fisher, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Overstreet, Noah Webster, Sr.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
South College Street Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000183)
625-713 S. College St. , Brandon
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Stevens-Buchanan House (added 1978 - - #78001628)
Also known as Buchanan House
505 College St. , Brandon
Ditch Fisher, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italianate
Historic Person:
Buchanan,Susan Blue
Significant Year:
1869
Area of Significance:
Law, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Turcotte House (added 1987 - - #86002869)
Also known as Brown's Box
SE of Brandon on MS 17 , Brandon
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Wilson, Woodrow, Bridge (added 1988 - - #88002485)
Spans Pearl River on Silas Brown St. , Jackson
GilbertThompson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
More Information:
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