Mid-Town Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Mid-Town Historic District

Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Listed
August 20, 1987
Type
District
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
87000463

About this property

There are nine historic districts in Meridian, Mississippi. Each of these districts is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. One district, Meridian Downtown Historic District, is a combination of two older districts, Meridian Urban Center Historic District and Union Station Historic District. Many architectural styles are present in the districts, most from the late 19th century and early 20th century, including Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Italianate, Art Deco, Late Victorian, and Bungalow.

Location

Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
32.37831, -88.70273

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 87000463. It was listed on August 20, 1987.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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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

Poplar Springs Road Historic District
Pre Contact
0.5 mi
Highlands Historic District
Listed
0.6 mi
Wechsler School
Civil War
0.6 mi
Masonic Temple
Civil War
0.6 mi
Carnegie Branch Library
Industrial
0.6 mi

Nearby Battles

Meridian Campaign (Nathan Bedford Forrest 1871)
1871Frontier
1 mi
Meridian Expedition
1864Civil War
1 mi
Meridian Campaign – Battle of Meridian
1864Civil War
1 mi
Meridian Campaign Mississippi
1864Civil War
1 mi
Meridian Campaign (Meridian Expedition)
1864Civil War
1 mi

Questions about this property

When was Mid-Town Historic District listed on the National Register?

Mid-Town Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Mid-Town Historic District?

Mid-Town Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Mid-Town Historic District?

The period of significance for Mid-Town Historic District is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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