Midtown Corinth Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Midtown Corinth Historic District

Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi
Listed
December 23, 1993
Type
District
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
93001433

About this property

Midtown Corinth Historic District is a historic district in Corinth, Mississippi that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. The district then had 229 contributing buildings and one contributing site, as well as 55 non-contributing buildings. The district "is roughly bounded by Cass, Bunch, Washington, Main, Filmore, Linden, Douglas and Cruise Streets". It is a mostly L-shaped district that includes the largest residential area in Corinth that was developed in the Antebellum area before the Civil War. The area developed from c.

Location

Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi
34.93732, -88.52008

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 93001433. It was listed on December 23, 1993.

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

Veranda House
Pre Contact
0.1 mi
US Post Office, Old
Modern
0.1 mi
Downtown Corinth Historic District
Early Republic
0.2 mi
Coliseum Theatre
Industrial
0.2 mi
Corinth Clothing Manufacturing Company Building
Industrial
0.4 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Corinth (August 1862)
1862Civil War
0.2 mi
Second Battle of Corinth
1862Civil War
0.2 mi
Second Battle of Corinth Oct 3-4 1862
1862Civil War
0.2 mi
Corinth Mississippi Second
1862Civil War
0.2 mi
Corinth Mississippi First
1862Civil War
0.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Midtown Corinth Historic District listed on the National Register?

Midtown Corinth Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 23, 1993.

What type of historic resource is Midtown Corinth Historic District?

Midtown Corinth Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Midtown Corinth Historic District?

The period of significance for Midtown Corinth Historic District is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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