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Margin St. Historic District
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National Register of Historic Places

Margin St. Historic District

A district of 26 historic buildingsOn the Register since 1988
Colonial RevivalListed 1988Grenada
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About the district

Margin St. Historic District, at Margin St. & part of Line St. between Commerce and Green Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Apr 7, 1988. It was among the first 11 of Grenada’s 14 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Colonial Revival, as it does for 177 other Mississippi listings. The district takes in 26 historic buildings. It was listed as part of Grenada MRA. The listing covers 12.8 acres. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric district in Grenada, Mississippi. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 25 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 20 minutes

Margin St. & part of Line St. between Commerce and Green Sts., Grenada · about 0.7 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Margin St. Historic DistrictStart here
  2. 2US Post Office-GrenadaGeorgian Revival · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Sen. Edward C. Walthall HouseBuilding · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4South Main Historic DistrictLate Victorian · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Lee-Dubard HouseColonial Revival · 0.1 mi on
Around it

6 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BGrenada Masonic TempleNeo-Classical · Built 19250.2 miDGrenada Downtown Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBGrenada BankColonial Revival0.3 miBIllinois Central DepotBuilding0.5 miSOdd Fellows and Confederate CemeteryVictorian0.6 miStConfederate RedoubtStructure0.8 mi

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Questions about Margin St. Historic District

Is Margin St. Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Apr 7, 1988 (Register number 87002338).

Is Margin St. Historic District a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Mississippi has 32 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Margin St. Historic District?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Margin St. Historic District?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 25 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 73889888 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.