Mound Bayou Historic District
United States historic place
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Mound Bayou Historic District is a historic district located in the city of Mound Bayou in Bolivar County, Mississippi, U.S..[2] 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.[3]
Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Mississippi, U.S.
Mound Bayou Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Martin Luther King Ave., Mound Bayou Cemetery, South & Davis Sts., Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Mississippi, U.S. |
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| Built | 1898 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements |
| NRHP reference No. | 13000735[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 11, 2013 |
History
The Mound Bayou Historic District contains 34 contributing properties, 17 noncontributing, and 3 already listed on the NRHP.[2] Almost all of the surviving buildings in this district are vernacular in style.[2]
The roughly eleven block district is flat.[2] There are few formal records regarding Mound Bayou, including no Sanborn maps that cover the area.[2] This town was founded and built by African Americans, and insurance companies did not insure any buildings.[2]
List of notable buildings
- 103 Burns Street (c. 1950)[2]
- 113 East Main Street (c. 1960)
- 213 East Main Street (c. 1955)
- 600 East Main Street (c. 1950)
- Orin’s Variety Store, 107 South Edwards Street (c. 1920)
- Pichard’s, 200 South Edwards Street (c. 1930)
- Club Jabot, 204 South Edwards Street (c. 1950)
- U.S. Post Office, 206 South Edwards Street (c. 1960)
- 301 South Edwards Street (c. 1925)
- Taborian Hospital, 102 East M.L.K. Jr. Drive (1942); also NRHP-listed, designed by McKissack & McKissack[4]
- Isaiah T. Montgomery House, 302 West Main Street, South (1910); also NRHP-listed[5]
- 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[6]
