Location Information
(for the Mound Bayou Bank)
Name:Mound Bayou Bank
Address:West Main Street, South
City/County:Mound Bayou, Bolivar County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:1904
No. of Stories:2
Registration Information
NR Listing Date:01 Mar 1996
NR District Name:Mound Bayou (2013)
    NR Status:Contributing
    Element No.:49
View National Register Nomination Form
Mississippi Landmark Information
Designated:11-01-1995
Recorded:01-09-1996
Book/Vol. No.:V. M212, p. 260
Context/Comments
The Mound Bayou Bank building, built in 1904, is the only surviving historic commercial building testifying to an active, independent community of African Americans in the Mississippi Delta during the early twentieth century. The bank operated from 1904 to 1914. After the bank was closed, the building continued to serve the community in various roles, including the post office, a credit union, a cafe, and a residence.

This building was individually listed on the National Register on 1 March 1996, and it was later included as a "previously listed" element (element #49) in the Mound Bayou Historic District, which was placed on the National Register on 11 September 2013. It was designated a Mississippi Landmark on 1 November 1995.

It is mentioned in "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (p. 117).