Meridian in Lauderdale County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Dr. Jeff Anderson House

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2025

1. Dr. Jeff Anderson House Marker

Marker has been replaced.

Inscription. This Tudor Revival home built in 1923, was the home of Dr. William Jefferson Anderson, founder of the Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center. Remaining in family hands from his death in 1951 until 1992, the house was purchased in 2001 by the United Way as the home of the United Way of East Mississippi.

Erected 2008 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1923.

Location. 32° 22.695′ N, 88° 42.086′ W. Marker is in Meridian, Mississippi, in Lauderdale County. It is at the intersection of 23rd Avenue and 20th Street, on the right when traveling south on 23rd Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2003 23rd Ave, Meridian MS 39301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is

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in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lewis Edmund "Buck" Crook, Jr. (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Poplar Springs Road Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. John Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Joseph Catholic Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery (approx. half a mile away); Whitfield "Big Central" High School (approx. half a mile away); Freedom School (approx. 0.6 miles away); The Impact of Churches (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Meridian.

More about this marker. Possibly has been removed to allow property to be sold and have new owner decide to place marker back on pole.
Marker now back on the property as of at least August of 2019.

Regarding Dr. Jeff Anderson House. United Way of East Mississippi is

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 24, 2025

2. Dr. Jeff Anderson House Marker

at 4817 North Park Drive in Meridian.

Marker is missing. Pole is still there. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 3, 2017

3. Marker is missing. Pole is still there.

Commercial property has been for sale over two months.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,027 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2025, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 3. submitted on December 5, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.