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Alex Williams House
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National Register of Historic Places

Alex Williams House

Listed as “Williams, Alex, House” · Also known as Greystone Hotel

On the National Register since 197947 years
Colonial RevivalListed 1979Jackson
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About Alex Williams House

Alex Williams House, at 937 N. Lamar St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 3, 1979. The Register lists it for its black history and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Colonial Revival, as it does for 177 other Mississippi listings. Two more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Jackson, Mississippi. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 22 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1912 to today

  1. 1912Built
  2. 1979Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 47 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

937 N. Lamar St., Jackson · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Alex Williams HouseStart here
  2. 2Greenwood CemeteryBuilt 1822 · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3George Street GroceryItalianate · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4Garner Wynn Green HouseNeoclassical · Built 1910 · 0.2 mi on
  5. 5Millsaps-Buie HouseQueen Anne · Built 1888 · next door
Around it

22 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BRobertson, Smith, Elementary SchoolArt Deco0.3 miDFarish Street Neighborhood Historic District (Additional Documentation)Queen Anne0.3 miDFarish Street Neighborhood Historic District (Boundary Increase)Colonial Revival0.3 miBMerrill-Maley HouseColonial Revival · Built 19070.3 miDLeonard Court Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBMunicipal Art GalleryClassical Revival0.3 miBAdmiral Benbow InnBuilding0.3 miBGalloway-Williams HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBManship HouseGothic Revival · Built 18570.3 miB505-507-509 North Farish StreetBuilding0.4 miBBuilding at 733 North State StreetBuilding0.4 miBNorth Manor ApartmentsTudor Revival0.4 miDBrandon South College Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miDSouthwest Midtown Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miDHouses at 500, 505, 512 and 513 North State StreetNeoclassical0.5 miBJoseph Henry Morris HouseNeoclassical Revival · Built 18980.5 miBVirden-Patton HouseGreek Revival · Built 18490.5 miBSims HouseQueen Anne · Built 19050.5 mi
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BThe OaksGreek Revival · Built 18560.5 miBBellevue Court ApartmentsItalian Renaissance0.5 miBManship House (Boundary Increase)Gothic Revival0.5 miDEast Midtown Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 mi
More like it

Colonial Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Colonial Revival.

Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District (Additional Documentation)0.3 mi away
Farish Street Neighborhood Historic District (Boundary Increase)0.3 mi away
Merrill-Maley HouseBuilt 1907 · 0.3 mi away
Belhaven Heights Historic District0.6 mi away

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Questions about Alex Williams House

Is Alex Williams House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 3, 1979 (Register number 79001313).

Is Alex Williams House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Mississippi has 32 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Mississippi Governor's Mansion, 0.6 miles away.

Can you visit Alex Williams House?

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 Alex Williams House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 22 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 73891283 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.