Fact Sheet for Downtown Tupelo Historic District
District Name:Downtown Tupelo
City:TupeloCounty: Lee
Listing Date:02 Jun 2014
Number of Resources:181
District Abbreviation:DT
Sponsorship:CLG grant
Preparer:Judith Johnson & Associates
Comments:
The Downtown Tupelo Historic District is a cohesive collection of late 19th to mid-20th century commercial, residential, governmental and religious buildings comprising the central business district in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi. The district encompasses approximately 9.18 acres and includes 186 buildings and structures in an area roughly bounded on the east by the Kansas City Southern rail line, on the north by the late 19th and early 20th century residential West Broadway HD, on the south by the industrial Mill Village HD, and on the west by Madison Avenue. The District's blocks are laid out in a varying grid pattern and the terrain in the District is level in the southern section and elevates to the north. The primary arterial streets in the district are North & South Broadway, East & West Jefferson, East & West Main Street, and North & South Spring. There are 98 contributing resources and 83 non-contributing resources within the district.
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