Uptown Vicksburg Historic District is a historic district in Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.. The district is bounded by Locust Street, South Street, Washington Street, and Clay Street; also on Washington Streets between Grove and Veto Street; and also roughly bounded by Washington Street, Grove Street, China Street, Clay Street, Locust Street, Veto Street and South Street (north boundary of the South Cherry Street Historic District).[2]
Uptown Vicksburg Historic District | |
 Mississippi River Commission, Vicksburg (formerly Vicksburg Post Office and Customs House) | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by Locust, South, Washington, and Clay Streets.; also mostly on Washington St. between Grove and Veto Streets, Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 32°20′55″N 90°52′45″W / 32.348611°N 90.879167°W |
| MPS | Vicksburg MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000850[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 19, 1993 |
It is a National Register of Historic Places listed place since 1993,[3] with boundary increases in 2004 and 2020.
History edit
In 1891, the Uptown Vicksburg Historic District was designed and arranged by city founder Rev. Newit Vick, and his son-in-law John Lane.[2] The Uptown district includes sixty-eight contributing buildings, one contributing site, one contributing fountain, and three contributing monuments.[2]
The Uptown Vicksburg Historic District was mostly built between 1830 to 1940, with sixty one contributing buildings in the district built during this period; and with additional building happening up until the 1970s.[2] The earliest building in extant is the Luckett Compound (1830).[2]
Notable buildings and structures edit
Buildings edit
- Luckett Compound (built c. 1830 – c. 1840; four buildings), Crawford Street;[2] NRHP-listed[4]
- Vicksburg Sanitarium (built c. 1830s), 900 Crawford Street[5]
- Pemberton's Headquarters (or Willis–Cowan House) (built c. 1834), 1018 Crawford Street; NRHP-listed[6]
- Church of the Holy Trinity (c. 1870), 900 South Street; NRHP-listed[7]
- Belle Fleur (built 1872), 1123 South Street; NRHP-listed[8]
- Vicksburg Post Office and Customs House (built c. 1894; now the Mississippi River Commission), 1400 Walnut Street
- Adolph Rose Building, or Rose House (built 1897), 1414 Cherry Street;[9] NRHP-listed
- Bonelli House (built c. 1889), 1100 Clay Street
- Blum House (built 1902), 1420 Cherry Street;[10] NRHP-listed
- Vicksburg City Hall (built 1903), 1401 Walnut Street
- McDermott House (built c. 1905), 1100 South Street; NRHP-listed[11]
- B'nai B'rith Literary Club (built 1917), 721 Clay Street; nicknamed the B.B. Club[12]
- Crawford Street United Methodist Church (built 1925), 1408 Cherry Street[2]
- Hotel Vicksburg (built 1928), 801 Clay Street;[13] NRHP-listed
- United States Post Office and Federal Building (built 1935), 820 Crawford Street
- St. Francis Xavier Elementary School (built 1937), 1303 Cherry Street
- Vicksburg Evening Post building (built 1952), 920 South Street
- St. Paul's Catholic Church (built 1955), 717 Crawford Street
Memorials and fountain edit
- Louisiana Confederate Memorial (built 1887), Monroe Street; erected by Louisiana Confederate soldiers from their military unit members that died in Vicksburg in 1862–1863[2][14]
- Vicksburg Memorial Rose Garden (built c. 1890), Monroe Street; dedicated to local soldiers [15]
- World War I Memorial (built 1919), Monroe Street
- Bloom Fountain (built 1927), Monroe Street; designed and built by Albert Weiblen Marble and Granite Company, New Orleans[2]
- War Memorial (built 1986; non-contributing), Monroe Street; dedicated to soldiers from the city of Vicksburg and from Warren County serving in World War I, World War II, Korean War, and the Vietnam War[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Uptown Vicksburg Historic District". National Park Service. August 19, 1993. Archived from the original on 2023-12-15.
- ^ "Uptown Vicksburg Historic District". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System. August 19, 1993.
- ^ "Luckett Compound". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System. July 28, 1983.
- ^ Bell, Nancy (2022-12-04). "From the archives: McCutchen Home – Vicksburg Sanitarium – Sydney Building". Vicksburg Daily News. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Higgins Schroer, Blanche (August 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Pemberton's Headquarters / Willis-Cowan House" (pdf). National Park Service. and Accompanying photos, exterior and interior, from 1951, 1970, and c.1900. (1.86 MB)
- ^ "Church of the Holy Trinity". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System. May 22, 1978.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Belle Fleur". National Park Service. May 7, 1992. Archived from the original on 2023-12-15.
- ^ "Looking back: The Adolph Rose House". The Vicksburg Post. 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "Blum House". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System. July 30, 1992.
- ^ "McDermott House". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System. July 12, 1984.
- ^ Frazier, Terri Cowart (2017-03-19). "B.B. Club prepares to celebrate its centennial". The Vicksburg Post. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Frazier, Terri Cowart (2021-04-17). "Profile 2021: A glimpse of the 'grande' Hotel Vicksburg". The Vicksburg Post. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Surratt, John (2020-04-03). "Downtown Vicksburg monument honors the lives lost by Louisiana soilders [sic]". The Vicksburg Post. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Surratt, John (2022-02-16). "Vicksburg's Memorial Rose Garden soon returning to life". The Vicksburg Post. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
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External links edit
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