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

Noel House

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, June 30, 2025

1. Noel House Marker

Inscription. On this site was the house of Andrew J. and Susie Davis Noel, built 1924. Active in the NAACP, the Noels hosted Freedom Riders here in 1960. In 1948, Gladys Noel Bates filed the first lawsuit in the state seeking equal pay for black public school teachers. In 1951, equal pay was approved by the Mississippi Legislature.

Erected 2002 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Civil Rights. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 32° 18.005′ N, 90° 12.157′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It is on West Pearl Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jackson MS 39203, 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: Alpha Delta Zeta (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Mark's Episcopal Church (about 700 feet away); COFO Central Offices (approx. 0.2 miles away); M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jackson State Tragedy

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Summers Hotel & Subway Lounge (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Bench By The Road (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.

Photographed by Jeff Lovorn, December 2, 2011

2. Noel House Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 1, 2017

3. Noel House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 1,038 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 29, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. 2. submitted on December 31, 2011, by Jeff Lovorn of Florence, Mississippi. 3. submitted on July 15, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.