Reconnaissance Survey of the Historic Resources in Starkville, Mississippi

Rosenberg, Jeff

Project Description: "Undertaken during 2019 and 2020, this is part of an ongoing initiative by the City of Starkville to identify and evaluate resources for potential listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The documentation of historic properties is an important factor in community planning. When leveraged, these unique and irreplaceable historic properties are resources that will maintain and often increase property values, build civic pride, and generate greater economic opportunities. The boundary area for the project was determined by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History - Historic Preservation Division (MDAH - HPD), and the City of Starkville to be the 2019 Starkville City Limits. The project had three goals: provide comprehensive boundaries for eight areas previously identified as part of a 2011 Charrette that identified them as potential historic districts; identify and delineate potential historic districts and individual landmarks; and develop a phased progression of future intensive survey and National Register nominations. The eight areas previously identified were North Jackson Street; University Drive; College View Street; Pleasant Acres Subdivision; former Fairgrounds area; Didalake Neighborhood; the Templeton Meadows, Hillcrest, and Avondale Subdivisions; Plantation Homes Subdivision; and the Parkdale Subdivision. The objective of this project was to evaluate all resources within the city limits on their National Register eligibility for the purposes of serving as the basis for future National Register nominations. New areas identified fell either between or beyond previously identified areas. Places that have reached 50 years of age since the 2011 Charrette make up a significant number of the historic properties identified. The project evaluated every potential historic resource during a windshield survey to determine a recommendation for a historic designation. Based on the areas identified, a recommendation for future National Register nominations were made and can be found as part of this report." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Mississippi Historic Preservation Division, Department of Archives and History, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P19AF00221).

Reconnaissance Survey of the Historic Resources in Starkville, Mississippi

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