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Washington Street & Civic Heritage

Ten source-linked property research records • Historical Atlas Verification Series

Research status: Addresses are documented by MDAH or HABS; precise coordinates, current access, and image rights remain unverified. Some historic buildings have been altered or lost. Do not use these records as permission to enter a property.

Documented places

PropertyDocumented addressInventory IDHistorical noteEvidence
Freedman's Savings Bank Building1100 Washington Street149-VKS-0207-DNCThe 19th-century building housed the Freedmen’s Savings Bank during Reconstruction. The upper story was later removed; the surviving building no longer retains its original two-story form.Original record
Biedenharn Candy Company1107 Washington Street149-VKS-0214-NR-NRDContributing commercial building associated with the Biedenharn candy business and the early bottling of Coca-Cola.Original record
Old Phoenix Firehouse (Etta O’Neil Colored Library)909 Walnut Street149-VKS-4268Historic firehouse subsequently associated with the Etta O’Neil Colored Library.Original record
Jackson Street YMCA923 Walnut Street149-VKS-4270.1-XHistoric Jackson Street YMCA site documented in the MDAH inventory; survival and public access require checking.Original record
Vicksburg City Hall1401 Walnut Street149-VKS-0163-NRD-MLCivic landmark recorded in the Uptown Vicksburg historic district inventory.Original record
Old Vicksburg Public Library819 South Street149-VKS-0150-NR-NRD-MLHistoric public library building documented in the Uptown Vicksburg district.Original record
Church of the Holy Trinity900 South Street149-VKS-0151.1-NR-NRDHistoric Episcopal church documented in the Uptown Vicksburg district.Original record
Bazsinsky Livery Stable721 China Street149-VKS-0202-NRDHistoric livery stable documented in the Uptown Vicksburg boundary increase.Original record
Mississippi River Commission Building1400 Walnut Street149-VKS-0162-NRDHistoric federal post office and customs house later associated with the Mississippi River Commission.Original record
Masonic Temple (Grove and Washington Streets)Grove and Washington StreetsHABS MS-188Historic American Buildings Survey documented the structure with five photographs and descriptive material.Original record

Archival image leads

1891 Vicksburg levee

Benjamin W. Kilburn stereograph documenting the working waterfront.

Library of Congress record

Masonic Temple HABS photographs

Five architectural photographs with survey descriptions.

Open HABS survey

Vicksburg street photographs

Library of Congress street photography, useful for identifying later urban changes after verifying the camera location.

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What remains before a true time slider

Identify an archival view and a present-day photograph taken from comparable viewpoints; document dates and rights; align architectural reference points; label changes accurately. Until then, this page is a research catalog rather than a photographic reconstruction.