Doe's Eat Place
National Register of Historic Places

Doe's Eat Place

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi
Listed
March 26, 2012
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
12000156

About this property

Doe's Eat Place is a chain of restaurants in the United States established in Greenville, Mississippi in 1941 by Dominick "Big Doe" Signa and his wife, Mamie. Doe's father moved to Greenville in 1903 and opened a grocery store in the building that now serves as the restaurant. The family lived in a house behind the store.

Location

502 Nelson St.
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi
33.41547, -91.05612

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 12000156. It was listed on March 26, 2012.

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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

Wetherbee House
Pre Contact
0.4 mi
Greenville Commercial Historic District
Civil War
0.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Action at Greenville, Mississippi (1864 expedition)
1864Civil War
0.6 mi
Winterville Mounds Conflict – Mississippi
1200Pre-Columbian
7.9 mi
Winterville Mounds Warfare Evidence
1000Pre-Columbian
8.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was Doe's Eat Place listed on the National Register?

Doe's Eat Place was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 26, 2012.

What type of historic resource is Doe's Eat Place?

Doe's Eat Place is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Doe's Eat Place?

The period of significance for Doe's Eat Place is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1903.

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