Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District (Additional Documentation)

Roughly bounded by Amite, Mill, Fortification and Lamar Sts., Jackson, Mississippi. County/parish: Hinds.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 13, 1980. NRIS 80002245.

558 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • See Also:Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District (Bound

From Wikipedia:

Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District

Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District is a historic district and neighborhood in Jackson, Mississippi, known as a hub for Black-owned businesses up until the 1970s. Named after a family that lived and had businesses on that street for four generations, the street became a flourishing business area after the imposition of legal segregation under Jim Crow.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73891305

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