Meridian Downtown Historic District (Amendment to Incorporate Two Previously Listed Districts Union Station H.D
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NPS Form 10-900 (Rev. 10-90) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES REGISTRATION FORM 1. Name of Property historic name: N/A other names/site number: Meridian Downtown Historic District (Amendment to incorporate two previously listed districts Union Station H.D. and Meridian Urban Center H.D. and increase boundaries) 2. Location street & number: roughly bounded by Twenty-sixth Avenue (west), Eighteenth Avenue (east), Sixth Street (north) and Front Street (south). not for publication N/A city or town: Meridian vicinity N/A state: Mississippi code: MS county: Lauderdale code: 075 zip code: 39302 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this _X__ nomination __ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property X meets __ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant __ nationally _X_ statewide __ locally. (_ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) / , WOjp Signature of certifying official Date Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property __ meets __ does not meet the National Register criteria. (__ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of commenting or other official Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certificatio I, hereby certify that this property is: L^-etifered in the National Register, __ See continuation sheet. __ determined eligible for the National Register __ See continuation sheet. __ determined not eligible for the National Register __ removed from the National Register __ other (explain): ___________ 5. Classification Ownership of Property: Number of Resources within Property: Private (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) Public local Public state Contributing Noncontributing 21 28 buildings Category of Property. sites District 1 1 structures objects 22 29 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) in the National Register Historic Resources of Meridian 101 6. Function or Use Historic Functions: Current Functions: COMMERCE/TRADE: Department Store COMMERCE/TRADE: Professional COMMERCE/TRADE: Business COMMERCE/TRADE: Department Store COMMERCE/TRADE: Professional COMMERCE/TRADE: Business COMMERCE/TRADE: Restaurant COMMERCE/TRADE: Restaurant COMMERCE/TRADE: Specialty Store COMMERCE/TRADE: Specialty Store COMMERCE/TRADE: Financial Institution COMMERCE/TRADE: Financial Institution COMMERCE/TRADE: Warehouse COMMERCE/TRADE: Warehouse TRANSPORTATION: Rail-Related TRANSPORTATION: Rail-Related DOMESTIC: Hotel 7. Description Architectural Classification(s): Italianate Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival Romanesque Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Sullivanesque Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals: Italian Renaissance Art Deco International Style Other: Commercial Minimalist Materials: foundation: brick; concrete roof: tar; asphalt; metal walls: brick; stucco other: terra cotta; stone Narrative Description: See Continuation Sheets 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance X A Property is associated with events that Commerce have made a significant contribution to Transportation the broad patterns of our history. Architecture B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. X C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a Period of Significance master, or possesses high artistic values, or c. 1870-1956 represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. Significant Dates Criteria Considerations: N/A Property is: __ A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. __ B removed from its original location. __ C a birthplace or a grave. Significant Person(s) __ D a cemetery. N/A __ E a reconstructed building, object.or structure. Cultural Affiliation(s) __ F a commemorative property N/A __ G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance Architect/Builder within the past 50 years. Krouse, P. J. Lindsley, C. H. Risher, Christopher Columbus Torgenson, Gustavus Maurice Narrative Statement of Significance: See continuation sheets. 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography See continuation sheet. Previous documentation on file (NPS) Primary Location of Additional Data __preliminary determination of individual listing _X_ State Historic Preservation Office (36 CFR 67) has been requested. __ Other State agency _X_previously listed in the National Register __ Federal agency __ previously determined eligible by the National Register __ Local government __ designated a National Historic Landmark __ University __ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey __ Other #______ Name of repository: __ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property: 56 acres UTM References: Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing A 16 340500 3581920 C 16 339690 3581700 B 16 340350 3582175 D 16 339890 3581440 __ See continuation sheet. Verbal Boundary Description See continuation sheet. Boundary Justification: See continuation sheet. 11. Form Prepared By______________________________________________ name/title: Linda Ford organization: Ford Consulting date: December 14, 2004 street & number: 26 Cherokee Hills telephone: 205-556-5388 city or town: Tuscaloosa state: AL zip code: 35404 edited by staff of the Historic Preservation Division, MDAH______________________________ Additional Documentation______________________________________________ Submit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner(s)___________________________________________________ name: street & number: telephone: city or town: state: zip code: Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. NFS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CONTINUATION SHEET Section: 7 Page: 1 Meridian Downtown Historic District Lauderdale County, Mississippi Administrative Matters The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate the pre-existing Union Station and Urban Center Historic Districts, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1979, and to expand the boundaries. This document supersedes and replaces the previous nominations for those two districts. Resources included in the original nominations have been integrated into this amendment. The original boundaries for the Union Station District, a small district less than four blocks in size, were defined by the Northern line of the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad as the southern alignment, Eighteenth Avenue as the eastern boundary, Fifth Street as the northern boundary, and Nineteenth Avenue and a half-block between Nineteenth and Twentieth Avenues as the western boundary. The Urban Center Historic District was roughly bounded by the Northern line of the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad on the south, Twenty-Fifth Avenue on the west, Sixth Street on the north, and Twenty-second and Twenty-first Avenues on the east. The new district will incorporate these two previously listed districts and the nine blocks in between the two, and also expand the boundaries to the west to Twenty-Sixth Avenue. The new district is approximately 25 blocks in area and is bound by the Northern line of the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad on the south, Twenty-sixth Avenue on the west, Sixth Street on the north, and Eighteenth Avenue on the east. One-hundred and one (101) resources were previously listed and 22 contributing resources are being added to the new Meridian Downtown Historic District. The new district has a total of 29 noncontributing resources. (Six previously listed properties