Amite Female Seminary
National Register of Historic Places

Amite Female Seminary

Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi
Listed
April 16, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
80002200

About this property

The Amite Female Seminary was a seminary in Liberty, Mississippi in Amite County. One building survives and is a Mississippi Landmark listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The seminary, founded in 1853, was burned by Union troops in 1863 but its music building survived and is now a museum.

Location

Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi
31.16042, -90.80563

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 80002200. It was listed on April 16, 1980.

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Liberty Presbyterian Church
Early Republic
0.2 mi
Amite County Courthouse
Early Republic
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Liberty
1863Civil War
0 mi
Grierson's Raid — Liberty, Mississippi Skirmish
1863Civil War
0.4 mi

Questions about this property

When was Amite Female Seminary listed on the National Register?

Amite Female Seminary was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 16, 1980.

What type of historic resource is Amite Female Seminary?

Amite Female Seminary is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Amite Female Seminary?

The period of significance for Amite Female Seminary is recorded as the civil_war era.

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