This building was built in 1946, during the era of racial segregation, as a hotel for African Americans. In 1979 it was listed on the National Register as a contributing element (element #103) in the Meridian Urban Center Historic District, and it is now counted as a previously-listed element (element #100) in the Downtown Meridian Historic District, which superseded the earlier district when it was placed on the Register in 2007. It is included in "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p. 216, EM12). |