The 101 Mississippi Places to See Before You Die list began quietly in December 2010 with a post asking MissPres readers to leave their suggestions. After the list grew to over 300 sites, we began to whittle it down using the only polling technology available to us, PollDaddy. Throughout 2011, we polled the various sites in each region of the state, and after some number crunching, we announced the following list on February 1, 2012. If you count them, the list actually contains 106 places, but we kept the 101 name because it’s more catchy. How many places have you seen? If less than 106, it’s time to get out and see the world, y’all!
Natchez District (view regional poll results):
- Auburn, Natchez – (1812, c. 1830) (National Historic Landmark)
- Choctaw, Natchez – (1836)
- Dunleith, Natchez – (1856-57) (National Historic Landmark)
- Glen Auburn, Natchez – (1875)
- Longwood, Natchez – (1860-62) (National Historic Landmark)
- Melrose, Natchez – (1841) (National Historic Landmark)
- Richmond, Natchez – (1784, c. 1800-10, 1832, 1860) (National Register)
- Rosalie, Natchez – (1822-23, 1850s) (National Historic Landmark)
- Stanton Hall, Natchez – (1857-58) (National Historic Landmark)
- St. Mary’s Basilica (exterior and interior), Natchez – (1842-86, with later alterations)
- Commercial Bank, Natchez – (1838) (National Historic Landmark)
- St. Mary’s Chapel at Laurel Hill Plantation, near Natchez – (1837-39) (National Register)
- Jefferson College, Washington, Adams County – (1817-19, 1837-39, with later alterations) (National Register)
- West Feliciana Railroad Office/Bank, Woodville – (1834) (National Register)
- Christ Church, Episcopal, Church Hill, Jefferson County – (1857-58) (National Register)
- Oakland Chapel, Alcorn State University, Lorman – (National Historic Landmark)
- Poplar Hill School, Fayette vicinity, Jefferson County – (c. 1923) (National Register)
- Gemiluth Chessed Synagogue, Port Gibson
- Windsor Ruins, Claiborne County – (1859-61) (National Register)
Gulf Coast (view regional poll results):
- Old Spanish Fort (De le Pointe-Krebs House), Pascagoula (18th century) [National Register]
- Charnley House, Ocean Springs (1890s) [National Register]
- Gryder House (“Cat House”) (1960) Ocean Springs
- Ocean Springs Community Center (1945-48) [National Register]
- Beauvoir, Biloxi (c.1854) [NHL, National Register]
- Biloxi Cemetery
- Biloxi Lighthouse (1848) [National Register]
- White House Hotel, Biloxi (1920s)
- St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Biloxi (1964)
- Mary Mahoney’s (“Old French House” or Brunet-Fourchet House), Biloxi (1830s) [National Register]
- Fort Massachusetts, Ship Island (1859-1863) [National Register]
- Gulfport Veterans Administration Hospital
- Our Lady of the Gulf, Bay St. Louis (c.1926)
- St. Augustine Seminary, Bay St. Louis (1923)
- St. Rose de Lima, Bay St. Louis (1926)
- Stennis Space Center, Hancock County (1961) [NHL]
- Pinecote Pavilion, near Picayune (1981)
Jackson (view regional poll results):
- Old Capitol (1836-1840) [National Historic Landmark, HABS]
- New Capitol (1901-1903) [National Register, HABS]
- Governor’s Mansion, Jackson (but for a better picture . . .) (1840) [National Historic Landmark, HABS]
- Bailey Junior High School (1936) [Mississippi Landmark]
- Standard Life/Tower Building (1929) [Mississippi Landmark]
- King Edward Hotel (1923) [Mississippi Landmark]
- Lamar Life Building (1924-25)
- St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral (1903)
- War Memorial Building (1939-1940) [Mississippi Landmark]
- Medgar Evers House (1956) [National Register, Mississippi Landmark]
- Eudora Welty House (1925) [National Historic Landmark]
- Manship House (1857) [National Register, HABS]
- Jackson Greyhound Terminal (1936)
Oxford/Holly Springs area (view regional poll results)
- Ammadelle, Oxford (1859-1861) [National Historic Landmark, HABS]
- Rowan Oak, Oxford (1840s) [National Historic Landmark, HABS]
- St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Oxford (1855-1860) [National Register, HABS]
- Oxford City Hall (1883-1886) [HABS]
- Lafayette County Courthouse, Oxford (1871) [National Register, HABS]
- Square Books, Oxford (c.1880)
- Sullivan-Stone-Freeland law office building, Oxford (c.1870)
- The Lyceum, University of Mississippi (1848) [National Historic Landmark, HABS]
- Ventress Hall, University of Mississippi (1889) [National Historic Landmark, HABS]
- Barnard Observatory, University of Mississippi (1856-59) [National Register, HABS]
- Walter Place, Holly Springs (1860) [HABS]
- Airliewood, Holly Springs (1858) [HABS]
- Illinois Central Railroad Depot, Holly Springs (1858) [HABS]
Hills/Northeast (view regional poll results)
- Curlee-Veranda House, Corinth (1860) [National Historic Landmark]
- Coliseum Theatre, Corinth (1924) (National Register)
- Jacinto Courthouse (1854) [National Register]
- Tishomingo State Park (1936) [National Register]
- Church Street School, Tupelo (1937) [National Register]
- Elvis Presley Birthplace, Tupelo (1934)
- Lyric Theater, Tupelo (1913)
- Carnation Milk Plant, Tupelo (1927) [National Register]
- Tupelo Cotton Mills (1901, 1906) [National Register]
- Wood College, Mathiston
- Webster County Courthouse, Walthall (1915)
- Eupora High School (1940)
East and Central Mississippi (view regional poll results)
- Vise Clinic Building, Meridian (1905, remodeled 1947)
- Threefoot Building, Meridian (1930) [National Register]
- Grand Opera House, Meridian (1890) [National Register]
- Temple Theater, Meridian (1927) [National Register]
- Dentzel Carousel, Meridian (1896) [National Register]
- Hinds County Courthouse, Raymond (1859) [National Register, HABS]
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Raymond (1885)
- St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Raymond (1855) [National Register]
Vicksburg (view regional poll results)
- old Warren County Courthouse (1859-61) [National Register, HABS]
- St. Francis Xavier School and Convent [Southern Cultural and Heritage Complex] (1868-1950s) [National Register, Mississippi Landmark, HABS]
- Church of the Holy Trinity (1870-1880) [National Register]
- Levee Street Railroad Depot (1907) [National Register, Mississippi Landmark]
- B’nai B’rith Building (1917) [National Register, Mississippi Landmark]
- Balfour House (1835) [National Register, Mississippi Landmark]
- Vicksburg Military Park/National Cemetery
Delta (view regional poll results)
- Mt. Holly, Lake Washington (1859) [National Register, HABS]
- “Belmont,” near Lake Washington [National Register, HABS]
- Dockery Plantation (1895) [National Register]
- Winterville Mounds, Washington County
- I.T. Montgomery House, Mound Bayou (1910) [National Historic Landmark]
Columbus area/Golden Triangle (view regional poll results)
- Waverley, Clay County (c.1852) [NHL, HABS]
- Riverview, Columbus (1847) [NHL, HABS]
- Lee Hall, MSU (1909)
- St. John’s Episcopal Church, Aberdeen (1853)
Central (view regional poll results)
- Stanhope, Carrollton (1874)
- Ricks Library, Yazoo City (1900) [National Register]
- Chapel of the Cross, Madison County (1850-1852) [National Register, HABS]
- Canton High School, Canton (1923, 1937 addition) [National Register]
Piney Woods/South of Jackson (view regional poll results)
- Hattiesburg Post Office (1934) [National Register]
- Saenger Theater, Hattiesburg (1929) [National Register]
- Wesson Public School (1893) [National Register]
- John Ford House, outside Columbia (1814) [National Register]
Here’s the list on a helpful map, for your driving pleasure:
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Preservation in Mississippi 
Climbing the big hill “Duck Hill Mountain” at Duck Hill should be on the list.
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can I find more information about this J A Olson company and what’s the value of their mirrors today if you have one and find out what year it is or what year it was made I would like to know the value of mine
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Interesting cascading and drifting snow flakes … or is that a web virus?
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The snowflakes are a feature WordPress makes available for the month of December to give even those of us who rarely have a white Christmas a chance to have the experience digitally.
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Amite County courthouse should be considered.
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I don’t understand why the most photographed landmark in Mississippi, the First Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson did not make your list.
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I wonder why the Deason House in Ellisville, MS didn’t. This is home of the Talahala Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. The Daughters have worked tirelessly to restore this home which is on the Historic Registry and it is a must see.
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Port Gibson’s First Presbyterian Church made the initial voting list but got only 21 votes in comparison to 235 for Longwood (see Natchez poll results). The Deason House also gained entry to the voting list for the Piney Woods region but garnered only 2% of the vote. The voting was, of course, not scientific, and of course there are many more historic places to see around the state, but we had a goal of whittling down to 101 places, so we had to have some way to make our choices.
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Redbluff near Morgantown, ms
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Yes! Finally something about bass penny loafers.
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Does anyone have a photo of Stevens men’s store on E Capitol St? It was next to either the Walthall Hotel or the Hotel Heidelberg. My dad was manager there in the 60’s.
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