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It continues to operate and is known as Mississippi's first public school. The territorial boundary of Mississippi and Alabama had to be corrected as, a year earlier, Franklin Academy was indicated as being in Alabama. In fact, during its early post-Mississippi-founding history, the city of Columbus was still referred to as Columbus, Alabama.
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lowndes County, Mississippi. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lowndes County , Mississippi , United States .
South Columbus Historic District is a historic district in Columbus, Mississippi that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] Its 1980 nomination lists 525 structures and sites. [2] According to the nomination:
Lowndes County is a county on the eastern border of the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 58,879. [1] Its county seat is Columbus. [2] The county is named for U.S. Congressman William Jones Lowndes. [3] Lowndes County comprises the Columbus, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area. [4]
Charles McLaran House, also known as Riverview and as Burris House, is a historic mansion at 512 Second Street South in Columbus, Mississippi. Built in 1847 for a major local landowner, it is a distinctive and particularly grand and well-preserved example of Greek Revival architecture. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2001. [2] [3]
A school for African Americans in Columbus opened in 1865 in a warehouse. [clarification needed] The school became Union Academy and was run by Methodist missionaries.[when?] [1] According to William Lowndes Lipscomb, editor of the Columbus Democrat, Union Academy was established as a "department" of Franklin Academy following an 1877 legislative bill introduced by J. E. Leigh.
The Old Fort House, also known as Themerlaine, is a historic mansion in Columbus, Mississippi, U.S.. It was built in 1844 for Elias Fort, a planter, and his wife, Martha Williams Battle. [ 2 ] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 31, 1985.
The Cox-Uithoven House (also known as the Cedar Ridge Plantation, the Cox House, and the Dutch Village) is a historic house in Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi. Location [ edit ]