The Bailey Junior High School building (now Bailey Magnet School) was built in 1936-37 under the direction of architects N.W. Overstreet and A.H. Town. It is listed as a contributing element (element #1098a) in the Belhaven Historic District, which was placed on the National Register on 18 December 2012. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 24 April 1992. This building is included in "Jackson Landmarks" (1982) (pp. 122-123), "Jackson (Images of America)" (1998) (pp. 71, 83), "Jackson's North State Street (Images of America)" (2009) (pp. 115-117), and "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (pp. 259-260, JM46). |