South Cherry Street Historic District (Vicksburg, Mississippi)

South Cherry Street Historic District is a historic district in Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S..[2] The district is roughly rectangular in shape and includes Cherry Street and Monroe and Drummond Streets, from just south of South Street (the south boundary of the Uptown Vicksburg Historic District) to Bowmar Street on the south and includes Baum and Chambers streets to Stout's Bayou.

[3] Fourteen of the contributing properties are listed in the National Register of Historic Places, including Carr Junior High School, the Feld Home (two buildings), the Craig–Flowers House (three buildings), Fannie–Willis Johnson Home (two buildings), the Fitz–Hugh Hall (two buildings), The Magnolias, and the Shlenker House (two buildings).

[3] The majority of the buildings in South Cherry Street were constructed during the city's boom period of 1880 to 1910.

[3] Architectural styles in the district include Vicksburg architectural types typically found, including the 2-bay shotgun, the 3, 4 and 5-bay galleried cottages and the 3-bay galleried townhouse.

[3] This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Park Service.

The Magnolias , Vicksburg
Fannie–Willis Johnson House
Fannie–Willis Johnson House, Vicksburg