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Raymond Historic District

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Raymond Historic District
Raymond Historic District is located in Mississippi
Raymond Historic District
Raymond Historic District is located in the United States
Raymond Historic District
LocationRoughly Town Sq, with parts of E. Main, Palestine, Cooper's Well, Clinton, Oak, Court, W. Main, Dupree, and Port Gibson, Raymond, Mississippi
Area80 acres (32 ha)
Built1829
Built byWeldon Brothers
Architectural styleFederal, Greek Revival, et al.
MPSRaymond and Vicinity MRA
NRHP reference No.07000749[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 27, 2007

The Raymond Historic District is an 80-acre (32 ha) historic district in Raymond, Mississippi that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. The listing included 76 contributing buildings, a contributing structure, and a contributing object. Work by the Weldon Brothers is included.

Hinds County Courthouse, built during 1857–1859, is "celebrated as one of the state's finest Greek Revival public buildings". It was built by George and Tom Weldon, "a famed architectural and contracting firm from the Natchez area who also designed the 1858 Old Warren County Courthouse in Vicksburg, 45 miles east, which is a National Historic Landmark. The design of the courthouse is credited to Jackson, a slave who worked as a draftsman for the Weldon brothers and also designed the Old Warren County Courthouse. As was true for many antebellum buildings, the workmen were also skilled slaves."[2]

Nine properties within the district's area were already separately listed on the National Register. These are:

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Raymond Historic District". and accompanying photos