Mississippi - Madison County
Madison County Mississippi has 32 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 10 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Chapel of the Cross, Doak's Stand Treaty Site, Puckshunubbee-Haley Site, Boddie, John W., House and Boyd Mounds Site (22MD512).

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

The famous person Andrew Jackson is associated with one of more of the Madison County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Madison County places including International Derrick & Equipment, Lamour, Valentine Warner, Col. Richard Ivy Holliday, C.W. Oates, Raymond H. Spencer, N. W. Overstreet, Overstreet and Town and Samuel Young. Prominent architectural styles found in Madison Country are Greek Revival, Queen Anne and Classical Revival.

Boddie, John W., House (added 1982 - - #82003106)
Also known as Tougaloo Mansion House
Tougaloo College campus , Tougaloo
Babylyle, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Lamour
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
College, School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
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Boyd Mounds Site (22MD512) (added 1989 - - #89000784)
Also known as 22-Md-512
Address Restricted , Ridgeland
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Early Mississippian, Late Woodland
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Village Site
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
Canton Courthouse Square Historic District (added 1982 - - #82004895)
Also known as See Also:Canton Courthouse Square Historic District (Boundar
Center, Liberty, Peace and Union Streets , Canton
Ichabod, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Federal, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse, Financial Institution, Post Office, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse, Financial Institution, Post Office, Specialty Store
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Canton Courthouse Square Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 1989 - - #89000778)
Also known as See Also:Canton Courthouse Square Historic District
W. Peace St. , Canton
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Restaurant, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Department Store, Specialty Store
More Information:
Canton High School (added 1998 - - #98001334)
3380 N. Liberty St. , Canton
Scoutandboo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Overstreet and Town, Overstreet, N. W.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Education
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Chapel of the Cross (added 1972 - - #72000698)
6 mi. NW of jct. of MS 463 and I-55 , Mannsdale
Altairisfar, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History, 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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Curran, John, House (added 1986 - - #86000516)
Main St. , Madison
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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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Doak's Stand Treaty Site (added 1978 - - #78003196)
Address Restricted , Canton
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Non-Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Choctaw, Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office, Restaurant
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Dorroh Street Historic District (added 1986 - - #86000514)
103, 105, and 115 Dorroh St. , Madison
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, 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:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
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East Canton Historic District (added 1998 - - #98000274)
Roughly along E. Academy, E. Center, E. Fulton, Lyons, Madison, E. Peace and Priestly Sts. , Canton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Italian Villa, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Correctional Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, City Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Museum, Single Dwelling
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Fairview School (added 2009 - - #08000199)
1278 N. Old Canton Rd. , Canton
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Education, Black
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
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Farr Mercantile Co.--R. B. Price Mercantile Co. (added 1986 - - #86000517)
Also known as Price--Cox Complex
Main and Railroad , Madison
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
Kirkpatrick Dental Office (added 1991 - - #91000878)
Also known as The Old Dentist Office
229 E. Center St. , Canton
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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:
Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Professional
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Long Moss Plantation House (added 1996 - - #96000180)
Also known as Holliday,Colonel Richard Ivy,House
305 Quail Rd. , Canton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Holliday, Col. Richard Ivy
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
Madison County Jail (added 1979 - - #79001330)
Also known as Old Madison County Jail
234 E. Fulton St. , Canton
Scoutandboo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Warner,Valentine, Oates,C.W.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Correctional Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Organizational
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Madison--Ridgeland Public School (added 1986 - - #86000518)
Montgomery St. , Madison
Scoutandboo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Tudor Revival, Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
Mississippi Institute of Aeronautics Aircraft Hangars (added 2005 - - #05000910)
Also known as World War II Aircraft Hangers
Bruce Campbell Field, 7496 Old Canton Rd. , Madison
Scoutandboo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
International Derrick & Equipment, et.al.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Air-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Air-Related
More Information:
Montgomery House (added 1984 - - #84002260)
Main St. , Madison
Ditch Fisher, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic 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
More Information:
Mt. Zion Baptist Church (added 2000 - - #00000333)
514 West North St. , Canton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Spencer, Raymond H.
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Black
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Natchez Trace, Old, and Choctaw Agency Site (added 1995 - - #94001579)
Also known as Natchez Trace Secion 3P;Old Agency Road;Choctaw Agency Site
Between I-55 and Livingston Rd., W of Ridgeland , Ridgeland
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Transportation, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Choctaw Indian, Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Federal, Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Government Office
More Information:
Old Agency Road (added 1988 - - #88001133)
Also known as Natchez Trace
Between I-55 and Livingston Rd. , Ridgeland
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Historic Significance:
Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Historic Person:
Jackson,Andrew
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
Old Natchez Trace (170-30) (added 1976 - - #76000160)
Also known as 170-30;Path to Choctaw Nation;Chickasaw Trace;Natchez Trace
E of Ridgeland , Ridgeland
Nataliemaynor, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Communications
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Pedestrian Related
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Park
More Information:
Puckshunubbee-Haley Site (added 1984 - - #84002264)
Also known as Mingo;Council Spring
Address Restricted , Madison
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Historic Significance:
Person, Information Potential
Historic Person:
Multiple
Significant Year:
1824, 1805
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Mississippian, Choctaw
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Graves/Burials, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Unoccupied Land
Sedgewood Plantation (added 2000 - - #00001400)
2607 Virlilia Rd. , Canton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
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
More Information:
Smith, Charles F., House (added 1994 - - #94000145)
140 Semmes Ave. , Canton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Strawberry Fields Site (22Md644) (added 1988 - - #88002707)
Also known as 22-Md-644
Address Restricted , Canton
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Middle Archaic, Late Archaic
Period of Significance:
5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields
Strawberry Patch--McKay House (added 1986 - - #86000515)
Old Canton Rd. , Madison
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Tilda Bogue (added 1983 - - #83003965)
Address Restricted , Canton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1975-2000, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown, Vacant/Not In Use
Tougaloo College (added 1998 - - #98001109)
Also known as Tougaloo College Historic District
Tougaloo , Tougaloo
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Mission/Spanish Revival, Italianate, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Social History, Black, Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
College, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
College
More Information:
White Perch Paradise Site (22MD641) (added 1987 - - #87000226)
Also known as 22-Md-641
Address Restricted , Goshen Springs
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Middle Archaic, Late Archaic, Woodland
Period of Significance:
5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Underwater
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Depot (added 1995 - - #95001195)
Also known as Illinois Central Railroad Depot;Flora Railroad Depot
Vernon St. between the Illinois Central Railroad track and Main St. , Flora
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Transportation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
Young House (added 2008 - - #08001046)
Also known as Young Bungalow
3463 N. Liberty St. , Canton
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Young, Samuel
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
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