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

Shady Nook

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 14, 2019

1. Shady Nook Marker (front)

Inscription. This building was once Belhaven's own full service gas station and general store, nicknamed by residents the "Shady Nook." It was originally built as a one-room structure ca. 1928 and then expanded in 1936 by architect A. Hays Town using Neoclassical design to create a full-service gas station with three distinct areas designed for gas, mechanics, and a car wash. Shady Nook closed in 1969 and was converted to office space by the Jackson architectural firm of Goodman and Mockbee in 1978.

Erected 2018 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1928.

Location. 32° 18.941′ N, 90° 10.35′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is in Belhaven. It is at the intersection of Poplar Boulevard and Hazel Street, on the right when traveling west on Poplar Boulevard. Now occupied by Henry Larose Realtors. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 944 Poplar Boulevard, 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: The Jackson Volcano (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line);

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Belhaven University (approx. 0.2 miles away); Moody's Branch Formation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eudora Welty House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Eudora Welty (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Eudora Welty House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Gillespie Farm (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kennington's Mansion (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.

Also see . . . Mississippi Sideboard blog - Sandy Nook. (Submitted on May 16, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Reverse side of the Shady Nook Marker showing the former gas station. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 14, 2019

2. Reverse side of the Shady Nook Marker showing the former gas station.

Shady Nook Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 14, 2019

3. Shady Nook Marker

Now the Henry Larose Brokerage. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, May 14, 2019

4. Now the Henry Larose Brokerage.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,755 times since then and 127 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 16, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.