Uptown Vicksburg Historic District

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Uptown Vicksburg Historic District
Mississippi River Commission building in Vicksburg.jpg
Mississippi River Commission, Vicksburg (formerly Vicksburg Post Office and Customs House)
LocationRoughly bounded by Locust, South, Washington, and Clay Streets.; also mostly on Washington St. between Grove and Veto Streets,
Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, U.S.
Coordinates 32°20′55″N90°52′45″W / 32.348611°N 90.879167°W / 32.348611; -90.879167
MPS Vicksburg MPS
NRHP reference No. 93000850 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 19, 1993

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]

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It is a National Register of Historic Places listed place since 1993, [3] with boundary increases in 2004 and 2020.

History

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

Adolph Rose Building, Vicksburg Adolph Rose bldg from SE 2.jpg
Adolph Rose Building, Vicksburg
Hotel Vicksburg Hotel Vicksburg.jpg
Hotel Vicksburg

Buildings

Memorials and fountain

See also

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References

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