National Register of Historic Places listings in Forrest County, Mississippi
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Forrest County, Mississippi.
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Location of Forrest County in Mississippi
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.[1]
There are 20 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.
This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 20, 2023.[2]
Current listings
[3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
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1 | Beverly Drive-In Theatre | ![]() Beverly Drive-In Theatre |
July 30, 2008 (#08000761) |
5320 U.S. Route 49 South at Old Airport Road 31°16′42″N 89°17′16″W |
Hattiesburg | Constructed 1948, destroyed by fire October 2010 |
2 | Building 1071 | ![]() Building 1071 |
September 2, 1997 (#97000930) |
Junction of Jackson Avenue and Jackson Avenue West 31°12′04″N 89°13′19″W |
Camp Shelby | At Camp Shelby. Constructed in 1938 to house officers |
3 | Building 6981, Camp Shelby | ![]() Building 6981, Camp Shelby |
June 11, 1992 (#92000698) |
Camp Shelby 31°11′54″N 89°13′28″W |
Camp Shelby | Constructed in 1917 as a World War I Ammunition Magazine |
4 | Burkett's Creek Archeological Site | April 14, 2000 (#00000380) |
Address restricted[6] |
Hattiesburg | Prehistoric domestic and industry/processing/extraction site | |
5 | East Sixth Street USO Building | ![]() East Sixth Street USO Building |
April 6, 2004 (#04000267) |
305 East Sixth Street 31°20′03″N 89°17′34″W |
Hattiesburg | Constructed in 1942, serves as African American Military History Museum |
6 | Eaton Elementary School | ![]() Eaton Elementary School |
July 16, 2008 (#08000676) |
1105 McInnis Avenue 31°19′26″N 89°16′50″W |
Hattiesburg | Constructed in 1905, vacant, not in use |
7 | Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood District | ![]() Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood District |
September 17, 1980 (#80002236) |
Roughly bounded by railroad tracks, Katie Ave., and Frederick and Hardy Sts. 31°19′13″N 89°17′13″W |
Hattiesburg | Sacred Heart Church is located in the Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood District |
8 | Hub City Historic District | ![]() Hub City Historic District |
August 29, 1980 (#80002237) |
U.S. Routes 11 and 49; also roughly along Main, Market, Newman and Walnut Sts. 31°19′37″N 89°17′27″W |
Hattiesburg | Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of August 9, 2002. McLeod House (circa 1896) is in the Hub City Historic District. |
9 | Meador Homestead | ![]() Meador Homestead |
November 5, 2010 (#10000885) |
6775 U.S. Route 49 31°21′40″N 89°21′03″W |
Hattiesburg | Constructed in 1885 as a double pen, dog-trot, log cabin |
10 | The New York | ![]() The New York |
April 8, 1999 (#99000383) |
63 Fruitland Park Rd. 30°54′57″N 89°10′05″W |
Fruitland Park | Constructed in 1914 using Shingle style architecture |
11 | North Main Street Historic District | ![]() North Main Street Historic District |
April 16, 1993 (#93000307) |
Roughly bounded by Jackson Street, Gordon's Creek, South, North, Providence, and Red Streets, and the Illinois Central railroad tracks 31°20′07″N 89°17′57″W |
Hattiesburg | The Montague House (built circa 1905) is in the North Main Street Historic District. |
12 | Oaks Historic District | ![]() Oaks Historic District |
March 4, 1993 (#93000136) |
Roughly bounded by Hardy, Second, Railroad, and 11th Avenues 31°19′13″N 89°17′59″W |
Hattiesburg | Hattiesburg Public School Administration Building, formerly Camp Elementary (built c. 1907), and Trinity Episcopal Church are in the district. |
13 | Old Hattiesburg High School | ![]() Old Hattiesburg High School |
May 29, 1987 (#87000817) |
846 Main Street 31°19′45″N 89°17′44″W |
Hattiesburg | Constructed circa 1911, partially destroyed by arson 2007 |
14 | Parkhaven Historic District | ![]() Parkhaven Historic District |
August 9, 2002 (#02000856) |
Roughly along S. 22nd Ave. and S. 21st Ave., from Hardy to Mamie Sts. 31°19′18″N 89°19′24″W |
Hattiesburg | Parkhaven Arch (circa 1925) at Hardy Street and 22nd Street is in the Parkhaven Historic District. |
15 | Saenger Theatre | ![]() Saenger Theatre |
May 29, 1979 (#79001307) |
Corner of Forrest and Front Streets 31°19′32″N 89°17′25″W |
Hattiesburg | Constructed circa 1929, Art Deco architectural style, used as civic theater and auditorium |
16 | Tall Pines | ![]() Tall Pines |
October 16, 1980 (#80002238) |
South of Hattiesburg off Memorial Drive 31°16′34″N 89°17′30″W |
Hattiesburg | Constructed circa 1925 as country house for Paul B. Johnson, Sr. |
17 | Temple B'nai Israel | ![]() Temple B'nai Israel |
January 25, 2018 (#100002028) |
901 Mamie St. 31°19′10″N 89°18′30″W |
Hattiesburg | |
18 | The University of Southern Mississippi Historic District | ![]() The University of Southern Mississippi Historic District |
March 10, 2010 (#10000063) |
118 College Dr. 31°19′47″N 89°17′44″W |
Hattiesburg | |
19 | U.S. District Courthouse | ![]() U.S. District Courthouse |
September 18, 1973 (#73001007) |
200 W. Pine St. 31°19′33″N 89°17′28″W |
Hattiesburg | Constructed in 1910 as Post Office, renovated in 1939 to serve as Courthouse. Now used as the Hattiesburg Municipal Court. |
20 | U.S. Post Office | ![]() U.S. Post Office |
April 21, 1983 (#83000951) |
115 W. Pine Street 31°19′36″N 89°17′28″W |
Hattiesburg | Constructed in 1934, Art Deco architectural style |
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References
- The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved October 20, 2023.
- Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
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