National Register of Historic Places

Mound Bayou Historic District

Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Mississippi
Listed
September 10, 2013
Type
District
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
13000735

About this property

Mound Bayou Historic District is a historic district located in the city of Mound Bayou in Bolivar County, Mississippi, U.S.. The area was founded by, developed and governed by African Americans in its early years, and is primarily residential with a small strip of commercial structures running for two blocks along Edwards Avenue. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 11, 2013, for architecture. The Mound Bayou Historic District contains 34 contributing properties, 17 noncontributing, and 3 already listed on the NRHP. Almost all of the surviving buildings in this district are vernacular in style. The roughly eleven block district is flat. There are few formal records regarding Mound Bayou, including no Sanborn maps that cover the area. This town was founded and built by African Americans, and insurance companies did not insure any buildings. Orin’s Variety Store, 107 South Edwards Street (c. 1920) U.S. Post Office, 206 South Edwards Street (c. 1960) Taborian Hospital, 102 East M.L.K. Jr. Drive (1942); also NRHP-listed, designed by McKissack & McKissack Isaiah T. Montgomery House, 302 West Main Street, South (1910); also NRHP-listed Eugene Parker Booze House, 308 West Main Street, North (1910) Mound Bayou Cemetery, south side of Mound Bayou Road (c. 1890) Bank of Mound Bayou, West Main Street (1904); also NRHP-listed National Register of Historic Places listings in Bolivar County, Mississippi

Location

Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Mississippi
33.88256, -90.72728

Categories

COMMERCECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTBLACKSOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Taborian Hospital
Industrial
0.2 mi
Montgomery, I. T., House
Industrial
0.4 mi
Mound Bayou Bank
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0.5 mi
Downtown Cleveland Historic District
Early Republic
9.2 mi
Downtown Cleveland Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Early Republic
9.6 mi

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When was Mound Bayou Historic District listed on the National Register?

Mound Bayou Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 2013.

What type of historic resource is Mound Bayou Historic District?

Mound Bayou Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Mound Bayou Historic District?

The period of significance for Mound Bayou Historic District is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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