Belhaven in Jackson in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Belhaven Historic District

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2018

1. Belhaven Historic District Marker

Inscription. The Belhaven neighborhood developed north of the city as Jackson's first suburb. Composed of more than 1,300 historic structures dating from as early as 1904, Belhaven is Mississippi's largest historic district. The neighborhood includes a wide variety of building styles with a mixture of commercial and residential developments, as well as religious and educational institutions. The Belhaven Historic District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Erected 2017 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 32° 18.801′ N, 90° 10.07′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is in Belhaven. It is on Greymont Avenue 0.1 miles north of East Fortification Street, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Greymont Avenue, Jackson MS 39202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is 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: Fortification Street (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Moody's Branch Formation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charge of the 2nd Michigan (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eudora Welty House

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Eudora Welty House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Eudora Welty (approx. 0.3 miles away); Shady Nook (approx. 0.3 miles away); Kennington's Mansion (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.

Regarding Belhaven Historic District. Another duplicate marker is located on the north side of the district.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Belhaven Neighborhood. (Submitted on March 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Belhaven Historic District Marker at south side of district. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, March 22, 2018

2. Belhaven Historic District Marker at south side of district.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 671 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 24, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.