South Cherry Street Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

South Cherry Street Historic District

Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi
Listed
November 14, 2003
Type
District
Period
Pre Contact
Ref No.
03001140

About this property

South Cherry Street Historic District is a historic district in Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.. The district is roughly rectangular in shape and includes Cherry Street and Monroe and Drummond Streets, from just south of South Street (the south boundary of the Uptown Vicksburg Historic District) to Bowmar Street on the south and includes Baum and Chambers streets to Stout's Bayou. It is a National Register of Historic Places listed place since 2003. The South Cherry Street Historic District contains 186 contributing properties and 32 non-contributing properties. Fourteen of the contributing properties are listed in the National Register of Historic Places, including Carr Junior High School, the Feld Home (two buildings), the Craig–Flowers House (three buildings), Fannie–Willis Johnson Home (two buildings), the Fitz–Hugh Hall (two buildings), The Magnolias, and the Shlenker House (two buildings). The majority of the buildings in South Cherry Street were constructed during the city's boom period of 1880 to 1910. Architectural styles in the district include Vicksburg architectural types typically found, including the 2-bay shotgun, the 3, 4 and 5-bay galleried cottages and the 3-bay galleried townhouse. Also represented are Queen Anne, Greek Revival, Italianate, Shingle, Romanesque Revival, Colonial Revival, Neoclassical, Tudor Gothic, Tudor Revival, Mission Revival, Mediterranean, Spanish Revival, Italian Renaissance, Prairie, American Foursquare, Craftsman Bungalow, and Ranch styles. The district includes two structures which are the Cherry Street Bridge (1911), and Baum Street, a brick paved street. Streets in the South Cherry Street Historic District were all paved in brick beginning around 1910, however only Baum Street remains uncovered. Carr Junior High School (built 1924), 1805 Cherry St.; NRHP-listed Craig–Flowers House (built 1904–1906; three buildings), 2011 Cherry St.; NRHP-listed Feld Home (built c. 1913; two buildings), 2108 Cherry St.; NRHP-listed Shlenker House (built 1907; two buildings), 2212 Cherry St.; NRHP-listed Fannie–Willis Johnson Home (built 1910; two buildings), 2430 Drummond St.; NRHP-listed Fitz–Hugh Hall (built c. 1910; two buildings), 1322 Chambers St.; NRHP-listed The Magnolias (built c. 1877 – c. 1880), 1617 Monroe St.; NRHP-listed National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, Mississippi This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Park Service. Media related to South Cherry Street Historic District (Vicksburg, Mississippi) at Wikimedia Commons

Location

Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi
32.34199, -90.87884

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Nearby Historic Sites

Craig-Flowers House
Industrial
0 mi
Feld House
Pre Contact
0.1 mi
Carr Junior High School
Industrial
0.2 mi
Shlenker House
Industrial
0.2 mi
Fitz-Hugh Hall
Industrial
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Vicksburg Siege — Railroad Redoubt Assault
1863Civil War
0.5 mi
Vicksburg — Railroad Redoubt Assault
1863Civil War
0.5 mi
General Assault on Vicksburg May 22
1863Civil War
0.6 mi
Passage of Vicksburg Batteries
1863Civil War
0.6 mi

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When was South Cherry Street Historic District listed on the National Register?

South Cherry Street Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 2003.

What type of historic resource is South Cherry Street Historic District?

South Cherry Street Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for South Cherry Street Historic District?

The period of significance for South Cherry Street Historic District is recorded as the pre_contact era.

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