Union Station Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Union Station Historic District

Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Listed
December 18, 1979
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79003731

About this property

Union Station, also called the Meridian Multi-Modal Transportation Center, is an intermodal transportation center in Meridian, Mississippi. The station is located at 1901 Front Street in the Union Station Historic District within the larger Meridian Downtown Historic District, both of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Consisting of a new addition and renovated surviving wing of the 1906 building, Union Station was officially dedicated on December 11, 1997.

Location

Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
32.36519, -88.69624

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 79003731. It was listed on December 18, 1979.

Categories

INDUSTRYTRANSPORTATIONINVENTION
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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

Union Hotel
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0.1 mi
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Dement Printing Company
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McLemore Cemetery
Civil War
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

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

Questions about this property

When was Union Station Historic District listed on the National Register?

Union Station Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Union Station Historic District?

Union Station Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Union Station Historic District?

The period of significance for Union Station Historic District is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1901.

Can I research the history near Union Station Historic District?

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