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Location of Hancock County in Mississippi

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

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hancock 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 18 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Another 4 properties were once listed but have been removed.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 5, 2024.[2]

Current listings

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Beach Boulevard Historic District November 25, 1980
(#80002239)
Roughly bounded by Beach Boulevard, Necaise Ave., Seminary Dr., and 2nd and 3rd Sts.
30°18′24″N 89°20′30″W / 30.306667°N 89.341667°W / 30.306667; -89.341667 (Beach Boulevard Historic District)
Bay St. Louis
2 Building at 242 St. Charles Street
Building at 242 St. Charles Street
Building at 242 St. Charles Street
November 25, 1980
(#80002240)
242 St. Charles St.
30°18′12″N 89°20′35″W / 30.30322°N 89.34305°W / 30.30322; -89.34305 (Building at 242 St. Charles Street)
Bay St. Louis
3 Claiborne Site (22Ha501) November 12, 1982
(#82000574)
Address restricted[6]
Pearlington
4 House at 5098 MS 604 January 19, 2016
(#15000985)
5098 MS 604
30°14′34″N 89°36′34″W / 30.242693°N 89.609546°W / 30.242693; -89.609546 (House at 5098 MS 604)
Pearlington
5 Jackson Landing Site July 27, 1973
(#73001009)
Address restricted[6]
Pearlington
6 Main Street Historic District
Main Street Historic District
Main Street Historic District
November 25, 1980
(#80002241)
Main St.
30°18′56″N 89°20′37″W / 30.315556°N 89.343611°W / 30.315556; -89.343611 (Main Street Historic District)
Bay St. Louis
7 William and Mary McGee House
William and Mary McGee House
William and Mary McGee House
October 4, 2021
(#100006893)
16634 Whites Rd.
30°15′14″N 89°36′39″W / 30.2540°N 89.6109°W / 30.2540; -89.6109 (William and Mary McGee House)
Pearlington
8 Nugent Site (22HA592) April 13, 1988
(#88000307)
Address restricted[6]
Kiln
9 Old Bay St. Louis Historic District July 8, 2010
(#10000441)
Roughly bounded by Beach Boulevard and 3rd St. on the east, Breath Ln. and Highway 90 on the north, Seminary Dr., St. Francis St., and Old Spanish Trail on the west, and Carre Ct., Washington St., and Bookter St. on the south
30°18′32″N 89°19′48″W / 30.308889°N 89.33°W / 30.308889; -89.33 (Old Bay St. Louis Historic District)
Bay St. Louis
10 Rocket Propulsion Test Complex
Rocket Propulsion Test Complex
Rocket Propulsion Test Complex
October 3, 1985
(#85002805)
National Space Technology Laboratories
30°21′56″N 89°35′13″W / 30.365556°N 89.586944°W / 30.365556; -89.586944 (Rocket Propulsion Test Complex)
Bay St. Louis
11 SJ Mound (22HA594) April 13, 1988
(#88000304)
Address restricted[6]
Pearlington
12 Sycamore Street Historic District November 25, 1980
(#80002242)
Sycamore St.
30°18′31″N 89°20′39″W / 30.308611°N 89.344167°W / 30.308611; -89.344167 (Sycamore Street Historic District)
Bay St. Louis
13 Three Sisters Shell Midden (22-Ha-596) July 28, 1988
(#88001138)
Address restricted[6]
Pearlington
14 Up the Tree Shell Midden (22HA595) April 13, 1988
(#88000306)
Address restricted[6]
Pearlington
15 Washington Street Historic District November 25, 1980
(#80002243)
Washington St.
30°18′24″N 89°20′30″W / 30.306667°N 89.341667°W / 30.306667; -89.341667 (Washington Street Historic District)
Bay St. Louis
16 Waveland Elementary School
Waveland Elementary School
Waveland Elementary School
June 2, 2014
(#14000273)
335 Coleman Ave.
30°17′11″N 89°22′28″W / 30.286299°N 89.374382°W / 30.286299; -89.374382 (Waveland Elementary School)
Waveland Now houses the Ground Zero Hurricane Museum
17 Webb School/Gulf Coast Community Action Agency
Webb School/Gulf Coast Community Action Agency
Webb School/Gulf Coast Community Action Agency
November 21, 1986
(#86003554)
300 3rd St.
30°18′16″N 89°20′19″W / 30.3044°N 89.33853°W / 30.3044; -89.33853 (Webb School/Gulf Coast Community Action Agency)
Bay St. Louis
18 Williams Site (22-Ha-585) July 28, 1988
(#88001137)
Address restricted[6]
Pearlington

Former listings

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Glen Oaks November 21, 1986
(#86003271)
July 16, 2008 806 North Beach Boulevard
Bay St. Louis Also known as the Kimbrough House. Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.[7]
2 Onward Oaks November 1, 1996
(#96001265)
July 16, 2008 972 South Beach Boulevard
Bay St. Louis Suffered major damage from Hurricane Camille in 1969. Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.[8]
3 Taylor House November 21, 1986
(#86003273)
July 16, 2008 808 North Beach Boulevard
Bay St. Louis Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.[9]
4 Taylor School January 15, 1987
(#87000209)
July 16, 2008 116 Leonard Street
Bay St. Louis Destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.[10]

See also

References

  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 April 5, 2024.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d e f g 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.
  7. ^ "MDAH Glen Oaks".
  8. ^ "MDAH Onward Oaks".
  9. ^ "MDAH Taylor House".
  10. ^ "MDAH Taylor School".