Downtown Brandon Historic District

E and W Government Sts from Timber St to College St, 100 blocks of N College St and Black St, Brandon, Mississippi. County/parish: Rankin.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 18, 2010. NRIS 10000926.

16 contributing buildings.

From Wikipedia:

Downtown Brandon Historic District

The Downtown Brandon Historic District is a ten-acre district consisting of the downtown square of Brandon, Mississippi, United States, mainly located along a section of East and West Government Street. The district also includes the 100th block of North College Street, where St. Luke's Episcopal Church and the Purvis House are located; as well as the 100th block of Black Street, where a historic African American Theater is located. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. The district includes two other places listed on the NRHP: the Rankin County Confederate Monument and the Rankin County Courthouse.

(read more...)

National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73892002

LC