National Register of Historic Places listings in Forrest County, Mississippi


This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Forrest County, Mississippi.

Location of Forrest County in Mississippi

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.[1]

There are 20 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted October 25, 2024.[2]

Current listings

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[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Beverly Drive-In Theatre
 
Beverly Drive-In Theatre
July 30, 2008
(#08000761)
5320 U.S. Route 49 South at Old Airport Road
31°16′42″N 89°17′16″W / 31.278439°N 89.287719°W / 31.278439; -89.287719 (Beverly Drive-In Theatre)
Hattiesburg Constructed 1948, destroyed by fire October 2010
2 Building 1071
 
Building 1071
September 2, 1997
(#97000930)
Junction of Jackson Avenue and Jackson Avenue West
31°12′04″N 89°13′19″W / 31.201111°N 89.221944°W / 31.201111; -89.221944 (Building 1071)
Camp Shelby At Camp Shelby. Constructed in 1938 to house officers
3 Building 6981, Camp Shelby
 
Building 6981, Camp Shelby
June 11, 1992
(#92000698)
Camp Shelby
31°11′54″N 89°13′28″W / 31.19820°N 89.22439°W / 31.19820; -89.22439 (Building 6981, Camp Shelby)
Camp Shelby Constructed in 1917 as a World War I Ammunition Magazine
4 Burkett's Creek Archeological Site April 14, 2000
(#00000380)
Address restricted[6]
Hattiesburg Prehistoric domestic and industry/processing/extraction site
5 East Sixth Street USO Building
 
East Sixth Street USO Building
April 6, 2004
(#04000267)
305 East Sixth Street
31°20′03″N 89°17′34″W / 31.334233°N 89.29275°W / 31.334233; -89.29275 (East Sixth Street USO Building)
Hattiesburg Constructed in 1942, serves as African American Military History Museum
6 Eaton Elementary School
 
Eaton Elementary School
July 16, 2008
(#08000676)
1105 McInnis Avenue
31°19′26″N 89°16′50″W / 31.323758°N 89.280672°W / 31.323758; -89.280672 (Eaton Elementary School)
Hattiesburg Constructed in 1905, vacant, not in use
7 Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood District
 
Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood District
September 17, 1980
(#80002236)
Roughly bounded by railroad tracks, Katie Ave., and Frederick and Hardy Sts.
31°19′13″N 89°17′13″W / 31.320278°N 89.286944°W / 31.320278; -89.286944 (Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood District)
Hattiesburg Sacred Heart Church is located in the Hattiesburg Historic Neighborhood District
8 Hub City Historic District
 
Hub City Historic District
August 29, 1980
(#80002237)
U.S. Routes 11 and 49; also roughly along Main, Market, Newman and Walnut Sts.
31°19′37″N 89°17′27″W / 31.326944°N 89.290833°W / 31.326944; -89.290833 (Hub City Historic District)
Hattiesburg Second set of boundaries represents a boundary increase of August 9, 2002. McLeod House (circa 1896) is in the Hub City Historic District.
9 Meador Homestead
 
Meador Homestead
November 5, 2010
(#10000885)
6775 U.S. Route 49
31°21′40″N 89°21′03″W / 31.361111°N 89.350833°W / 31.361111; -89.350833 (Meador Homestead)
Hattiesburg Constructed in 1885 as a double pen, dog-trot, log cabin
10 The New York
 
The New York
April 8, 1999
(#99000383)
63 Fruitland Park Rd.
30°54′57″N 89°10′05″W / 30.915872°N 89.168017°W / 30.915872; -89.168017 (The New York)
Fruitland Park Constructed in 1914 using Shingle style architecture
11 North Main Street Historic District
 
North Main Street Historic District
April 16, 1993
(#93000307)
Roughly bounded by Jackson Street, Gordon's Creek, South, North, Providence, and Red Streets, and the Illinois Central railroad tracks
31°20′07″N 89°17′57″W / 31.335278°N 89.299167°W / 31.335278; -89.299167 (North Main Street Historic District)
Hattiesburg The Montague House (built circa 1905) is in the North Main Street Historic District.
12 Oaks Historic District
 
Oaks Historic District
March 4, 1993
(#93000136)
Roughly bounded by Hardy, Second, Railroad, and 11th Avenues
31°19′13″N 89°17′59″W / 31.320278°N 89.299722°W / 31.320278; -89.299722 (Oaks Historic District)
Hattiesburg Hattiesburg Public School Administration Building, formerly Camp Elementary (built c. 1907), and Trinity Episcopal Church are in the district.
13 Old Hattiesburg High School
 
Old Hattiesburg High School
May 29, 1987
(#87000817)
846 Main Street
31°19′45″N 89°17′44″W / 31.329167°N 89.295556°W / 31.329167; -89.295556 (Old Hattiesburg High School)
Hattiesburg Constructed circa 1911, partially destroyed by arson 2007
14 Parkhaven Historic District
 
Parkhaven Historic District
August 9, 2002
(#02000856)
Roughly along S. 22nd Ave. and S. 21st Ave., from Hardy to Mamie Sts.
31°19′18″N 89°19′24″W / 31.321667°N 89.323333°W / 31.321667; -89.323333 (Parkhaven Historic District)
Hattiesburg Parkhaven Arch (circa 1925) at Hardy Street and 22nd Street is in the Parkhaven Historic District.
15 Saenger Theatre
 
Saenger Theatre
May 29, 1979
(#79001307)
Corner of Forrest and Front Streets
31°19′32″N 89°17′25″W / 31.325556°N 89.290278°W / 31.325556; -89.290278 (Saenger Theatre)
Hattiesburg Constructed circa 1929, Art Deco architectural style, used as civic theater and auditorium
16 Tall Pines
 
Tall Pines
October 16, 1980
(#80002238)
South of Hattiesburg off Memorial Drive
31°16′34″N 89°17′30″W / 31.276111°N 89.291667°W / 31.276111; -89.291667 (Tall Pines)
Hattiesburg Constructed circa 1925 as country house for Paul B. Johnson, Sr.
17 Temple B'nai Israel
 
Temple B'nai Israel
January 25, 2018
(#100002028)
901 Mamie St.
31°19′10″N 89°18′30″W / 31.319509°N 89.308196°W / 31.319509; -89.308196 (Temple B'nai Israel)
Hattiesburg
18 The University of Southern Mississippi Historic District
 
The University of Southern Mississippi Historic District
March 10, 2010
(#10000063)
118 College Dr.
31°19′47″N 89°17′44″W / 31.329697°N 89.295483°W / 31.329697; -89.295483 (The University of Southern Mississippi Historic District)
Hattiesburg
19 U.S. District Courthouse
 
U.S. District Courthouse
September 18, 1973
(#73001007)
200 W. Pine St.
31°19′33″N 89°17′28″W / 31.325833°N 89.291111°W / 31.325833; -89.291111 (U.S. District Courthouse)
Hattiesburg Constructed in 1910 as Post Office, renovated in 1939 to serve as Courthouse. Now used as the Hattiesburg Municipal Court.
20 U.S. Post Office
 
U.S. Post Office
April 21, 1983
(#83000951)
115 W. Pine Street
31°19′36″N 89°17′28″W / 31.326667°N 89.291111°W / 31.326667; -89.291111 (U.S. Post Office)
Hattiesburg Constructed in 1934, Art Deco architectural style

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References

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  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved October 25, 2024.
  3. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.