page_title: Historic districts in Meridian, Mississippi
section_title: Mid-Town Historic District
hierarchical_section_title: Historic districts in Meridian, Mississippi / Mid-Town Historic District
caption_attribution_description: English: Mid-Town Historic District in Meridian, Mississippi
context_page_description: There are nine historic districts in Meridian, Mississippi. Each of these districts is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. One district, Meridian Downtown Historic District, is a combination of two older districts, Meridian Urban Center Historic District and Union Station Historic District. Many architectural styles are present in the districts, most from the late 19th century and early 20th century, including Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Italianate, Art Deco, Late Victorian, and Bungalow.
context_section_description: Mid-Town Historic District is roughly bounded by 22nd St on the north, 23rd Ave on the east, 15th St on the south, and 28th Ave on the west. It contains a collection of architectural and historically important 20th Century residences representing the houses of Meridian's wealthy industrialists, professionals, and merchants, as well as the working class associated with Meridian's Golden Age, when the city was the center of Mississippi's railroad economy. Because of this historic architecture, the 1,020-acre (4.1 km²) district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 21, 1987.
  Ninety percent of the buildings in the district were built between 1900 and 1930, most of them in the Bungalow style. The district has a large percentage of brick structures, built as an alternative to the wooden frame residences made popular by the lumber industry and mills in Meridian. 23rd and 24th Aves were main routes connecting downtown with the northern part of the city through Poplar Springs Drive, making these avenues attractive to builders.
  Structures listed as pivotal to the nature of the district include:
   1600 24th Ave – ​2 ¹⁄₂-story Colonial Revival residence.
caption: 26th Street facing South
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