Laurel in Jones County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
F.W. Woolworth Building
Laurel Central Historic District
| | circa 1910 | |
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 22, 2025
1. F.W. Woolworth Building Marker
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 31° 41.561′ N, 89° 7.857′ W. Marker is in Laurel, Mississippi, in Jones County. It is on North 5th Avenue just north of Central Avenue, on the right when traveling north. The marker is mounted at eye-level on the west side of the subject building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 415 Central Avenue, Laurel MS 39440, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Pine Belt. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hotel Pinehurst (within shouting distance of this marker); Laurel City Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jones County Courthouse (about 600 feet away); Jones County Blues (approx. 0.2 miles away); Triangle Homes (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dr. King Visits Laurel (approx. half a mile away); First Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named First Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laurel.
Regarding F.W. Woolworth Building. Contributing property, Laurel Central Historic District, National Register of Historic Places № 86001908.
From the National Register Nomination prepared by Michael W. Fazio, 10/1984:
The year 1910 began the boom of many of Laurel's great buildings. Because most of the buildings in the Laurel Central Historic District were erected between about 1900 and about 1930, and because relatively little new constructionhas occurred there, the district endures today as one of the largest, finest and most intact ensembles of early twentieth century architecture in Mississippi. What makes it especially interesting is that it possesses such a wide range of architectural expression from that period: public buildings, commercial buildings, churches, a school, and houses displaying a wide variety of sizes, styles and degrees of sophistication.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 22, 20252. F.W. Woolworth Building (west elevation)The marker is mounted at eye-level on the center column of the west faηade.
415 Central Avenue: two-story brick commercial building.
Also see . . . Laurel Central Historic District (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: The Laurel Central Historic District includes governmental, commercial, religious and residential buildings designed in the Neoclassical, Shingle, Queen Anne, Bungalow, and American Craftsman architectural styles. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 4, 1987.(Submitted on June 28, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 22, 2025
3. F.W. Woolworth Building
Today houses the Agape Church of Laurel, Mississippi.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on June 27, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3. submitted on June 28, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
