West Commerce Street Historic District (Aberdeen, Mississippi)

West Commerce Street Historic District

Postcard of West Commerce Street in the early 1900s
Location 721-919 and 730-900 W. Commerce St., Aberdeen, Mississippi
Coordinates 33°49′31″N 88°33′20″W / 33.82528°N 88.55556°W / 33.82528; -88.55556Coordinates: 33°49′31″N 88°33′20″W / 33.82528°N 88.55556°W / 33.82528; -88.55556
Area 50 acres (20 ha)
Built 1840 to c. 1945
Architectural style multiple styles
MPS Aberdeen MRA
NRHP Reference # 88000128[1]
Added to NRHP April 19, 1988

West Commerce Street Historic District in Aberdeen, Mississippi is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

It includes properties with street numbers from 721 to 919 on the odd-numbered side of W. Commerce St., and from 730 to 900 on the even-numbered side. It is all residential.[2]

It consists of 14 contributing houses, built between 1840 and c. 1938, and one contributing structure (a garage) and their outbuildings, with two non-contributing structures interspersed. Among these is the Reuben Davis House, which is separately listed on the National Register.[2]

The houses and corresponding structures are:

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 Susan M. Enzweiler (September 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: West Commerce Street Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 19, 2016. with one historic photo and 21 from 1986-87


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