[1] Woodlawn was an estate owned by the Beaumont family that was subdivided in 1867 into building lots which were sold to African-Americans.

This original area is bounded by what is now Bishop St., N. Union, Martin Luther King St., and Woodlawn St.

The district is significant for associations with African-American history, community planning and development, and also for its architecture.

It includes the location of Natchez College, founded in 1885, and the Prince Street School, built in 1913.

This article about a property in Mississippi on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.