North Broadway Historic District (Tupelo, Mississippi)

The North Broadway Historic District in Tupelo, Mississippi, is a 4-acre (1.6 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

North Broadway Historic District
342 N. Broadway (c. 1900)
Location300 block of N. Broadway St., Tupelo, Mississippi
Coordinates34°15′37″N 88°42′20″W
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.85003438[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 31, 1985

The district consists of one block of North Broadway Street. In its NRHP nomination it was said to "represent a rare example of an intact late- nineteenth and early twentieth century Tupelo streetscape, in a community which saw most of its pre-1936 housing stock destroyed in a devastating tornado."[2]

The district includes 13 properties, each with a wood-frame house. Eight of the houses were deemed to contribute significantly to the historic character of the district, while five contributed marginally.[2]

The significantly contributing properties are:

  • 308 Jefferson Street (c. 1895), a 2-story Queen Anne-style/Colonial Revival-style house with 2-story porches wrapping around two sides. The original first-floor wooden porch columns had been replaced by stucco-covered masonry. (See photo #1 of attached photos)
  • 315 N. Broadway (c. 1895), an L-shaped vernacular cottage with East Lake-style woodwork on its front porch. (Photo #2)
  • 323 N. Broadway (c. 1905), a 2-story structure with front porch supported by slender classical columns. A circular gazebo-like unit was once attached, but was removed. Has beveled siding. (Photo #3)
  • 316 N. Broadway (c. 1900) a 1-1/2-story gable-front structure with chamfered corners at left side of facade. Its 1-story porch with turned columns is a replacement believed to be quite similar to the original. Photo #13
  • 322 N. Broadway (c. 1900), a 1-story hipped-roof house[note 1] with a front-facing gable and a 1-story front porch supported by classical columns atop brick piers. This has Queen Anne-style textured woodwork inside its gable (photo #12).
  • 330 N. Broadway (c. 1905), a 2-story structure with two front-facing gables. One-story porch supported by turned columns. Beveled siding. (photo #10)
  • 342 N. Broadway (c. 1900), another L-shaped cottage, this with a projecting gable at left side of front facade that has chamfered corners with jig-sawn brackets. A c.1920 porch addition has square, classical piers on brick bases. Beveled siding. (photo #8)
  • 346 N. Broadway (c. 1905), another L-shaped cottage, this with square, classical columns supporting its front porch. with beveled siding. (Photo #7)[2]

The five marginal properties are:

  • 326 N. Broadway (c. 1905), photo #11
  • 336 N. Broadway (c. 1900), (photo #9)
  • 354 N. Broadway (c. 1920), (Photo #6)
  • 360 N. Broadway (c. 1915), (photo #5)and
  • 364 N. Broadway (c. 1915). (photo #4) [2]

Notes
  1. The NRHP nomination uses the term foursquare in describing this house, but the usage of the term seems to refer to it having a hipped roof (which slopes four ways).

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Michael Fazio (April 1, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: North Broadway Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved October 2, 2016. with 14 photos from 1985


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