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Lanier Junior-Senior High School (Colored)
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National Register of Historic Places

Lanier Junior-Senior High School (Colored)

Also known as Lanier High School

On the National Register since 201412 years
Listed 2014Jackson
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About Lanier Junior-Senior High School (Colored)

Lanier Junior-Senior High School (Colored), at 833 Maple St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 10, 2014. The Register lists it for its education, black history, social history and architecture, at the local level. The listing covers 10 acres.

What it isHigh school in Mississippi, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Through the years

1954 to today

  1. 1954Built
  2. 2014Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 12 years
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Finding Lanier Junior-Senior High School (Colored)

833 Maple St., Jackson

Directions

No other Register listing is within a short walk. The nearest are under Around it.

Around it

26 more Register listings within 2 miles

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

BOld Terminal Building, Hawkins FieldBuilding0.6 miBCalvary Baptist ChurchBuilding1 mi★Mississippi State CapitolBeaux Arts Classical1.1 mi★Medgar Evers HouseBuilt 19561.4 miBDr. Jacob and Mrs. Daisy Reddix HouseBuilding1.5 miBManship House (Boundary Increase)Gothic Revival1.5 miDPoindexter Park Historic DistrictQueen Anne1.6 miDBrandon South College Street Historic DistrictDistrict1.6 miDSouthwest Midtown Historic DistrictDistrict1.6 miBAyer HallColonial Revival1.7 miBChambliss BuildingBuilt 19361.7 miDLeonard Court Historic DistrictDistrict1.7 miDUpper Midtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)District1.7 miDEvers, Medgar, Historic DistrictDistrict1.7 miSMt. Olive CemeteryBuilt 19001.8 miDJohn R. Lynch Street Civil Rights DistrictDistrict1.8 miDFarish Street Neighborhood Historic District (Additional Documentation)Queen Anne1.8 miDFarish Street Neighborhood Historic District (Boundary Increase)Colonial Revival1.8 mi
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DEast Midtown Historic DistrictDistrict1.8 miB505-507-509 North Farish StreetBuilding1.9 miBAlex Williams HouseColonial Revival · Built 19121.9 miBEdwards HotelNeo-Classical · Built 19232 miDWest Capitol Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne2 miBRobertson, Smith, Elementary SchoolArt Deco2 miSGreenwood CemeteryBuilt 18222 miBManship HouseGothic Revival · Built 18572 mi

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Questions about Lanier Junior-Senior High School (Colored)

Is Lanier Junior-Senior High School (Colored) on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Sep 10, 2014 (Register number 14000567).

Is Lanier Junior-Senior High School (Colored) a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Mississippi has 32 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Mississippi State Capitol, 1.1 miles away.

Can you visit Lanier Junior-Senior High School (Colored)?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

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