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

Jefferson County Mississippi has 27 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 14 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Laurel Hill Plantation House, Springfield Plantation, Cedar Grove Place, China Grove and Christ Church.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Coles Creek Period and Anna Phase Of Plaquemine dating back to 500.

Many famous people are associated with these Jefferson County historic places including Thomas Marston Green Jr., Major General Napoleon J. T. Dana, Josephine Balfour Payne, Robert Y. Wood and Reverend Dr. C.W. Grafton.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Jefferson County places including Schuster & Jacob, David Shroder, J.F. Gallbreath, Willis McDonald, Wiley McDonald, Robert Taylor, J. Edward Smith, Engelson et al. Powers, Gregory Construction and Nathaniel Loomis Carpenter. Prominent architectural styles found in Jefferson Country are Greek Revival, Federal and Gothic Revival.

Blantonia Plantation House (added 1993 - - #93000145)

3 mi. E of Red Lick on unmarked rd. off MS 552 , Lorman

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Cedar Grove Place (added 1979 - - #79001317)

Also known as The Cedars

MS 553 , Church Hill

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal

Historic Person:

Payne,Josephine Balfour

Significant Year:

1855, 1938, 1830

Area of Significance:

Literature, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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China Grove (added 1980 - - #80002254)

Also known as McDonald Place

W of Lorman off U.S. 61 , Lorman

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

McDonald,Wiley, McDonald,Willis

Architectural Style:

Other, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Fields, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence

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Christ Church (added 1977 - - #77000790)

MS 553 , Church Hill

Mthunter58, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith,J. Edward

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Religion

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Church Hill Rural Historic District (added 2000 - - #00001054)

MS 553 and Church Hill Rd., 1 mi. S of Christ Episcopal Church , Natchez

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Smith, J. Edward, Carpenter, Nathaniel Loomis

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Federal

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Funerary, Government, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Cemetery, Post Office, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Cemetery, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Coon Box Fork Bridge (added 1979 - - #79003429)

Also known as See Also:Swinging Suspension Bridges Thematic Resource

Coon Box Rd. , Coon Box

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Taylor,Robert, Schuster & Jacob

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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Hays House (added 2009 - - #09000111)

18800 Hwy 61 S. , Lorman

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Hughes--Clark House (added 1987 - - #87001260)

221 Poindexter St. , Fayette

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Jefferson Chapel A.M.E. Church and Cemetery (added 2019 - - #100003343)

291 Chapel Hill Rd., Natchez

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Rutherford, Reverend Benjamin, Gregory Construction, Powers, Engelson et al., Multiple

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Exploration/Settlement, Black, Ethnic Heritage

Period of Significance:

1898-1975 AD

Laurel Hill Plantation House (added 1983 - - #73001019)

2 mi. SE of Rodney , Rodney

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Multiple

Significant Year:

1830, 1838, 1815

Area of Significance:

Science, Literature, Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Laurietta (added 1980 - - #80002253)

S of Fayette off MS 33 , Fayette

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Mud Island Creek Complex (22JE508 and 22JE513) (added 1989 - - #89000447)

Also known as 22JE508 and 22JE513;MJe-15 and MJe-17

Address Restricted , Lorman

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Coles Creek Period, Anna Phase Of Plaquemine

Period of Significance:

1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Camp

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Park

Oak Grove (added 1979 - - #79001318)

MS 553 , Church Hill

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Old Hill Place Bridge (added 1979 - - #79003430)

Also known as See Also:Swinging Suspension Bridges Thematic Resource

Hill Rd. , Fayette

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Schuster & Jacob

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Road-Related

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Pecan Grove (added 1980 - - #80002252)

N of Church Hill off MS 551 , Church Hill

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Poplar Hill Grade School (added 2010 - - #10000064)

3080 Poplar Hill Rd. , Fayette

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Black, Education

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Richland (added 1984 - - #84002227)

Off MS 553 , Church Hill

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Rodney Center Historic District (added 1980 - - #80002255)

NW of Lorman , Lorman

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Greek Revival, Federal

Historic Person:

Dana,Major General Napoleon J. T.

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Military, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

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Rodney Presbyterian Church (added 1973 - - #73001018)

W of Alcorn in village of Rodney , Alcorn

Troy W White, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Military, Religion

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Work In Progress

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Rosswood (added 1978 - - #78001606)

Also known as Hamer House

E of Lorman on MS 552 , Lorman

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Shroder,David

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Springfield Plantation (added 1971 - - #71000454)

8 mi. W of Fayette off MS 553 , Fayette

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Green,Thomas Marston,Jr.

Significant Year:

1803, 1817, 1800

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Union Church Presbyterian Church (added 1979 - - #79001322)

MS 550 , Union Church

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Historic Significance:

Person

Historic Person:

Grafton,Reverend Dr. C.W.

Significant Year:

1873, 1896, 1852

Area of Significance:

Religion

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure

Current Function:

Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure

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Woodland Plantation (added 1978 - - #78001605)

S of Church Hill on MS 553 , Church Hill

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Gothic Revival, Greek Revival

Historic Person:

Wood,Robert Y.

Significant Year:

1838

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Wyolah Plantation (added 1985 - - #85001168)

Off MS 553 , Church Hill

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Youngblood Bridge (added 1979 - - #79003428)

Youngblood Rd. , Union Church

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Gallbreath,J.F., Schuster & Jacob

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Transportation, Engineering

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:

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