Tougaloo College

Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Mississippi

Originating in 1869 on the grounds of the former Boddie plantation, Tougaloo College is a historically black college located about ten miles north of Jackson, Mississippi. The Tougaloo College Historic District was established in 1998 and includes the campus landscape and ten contributing buildings (of these, the original plantation house, known as Tougaloo Mansion, had been previously listed on the National Register). A grant will support historic research, building and landscape analysis, and the execution of measured drawings for three of the oldest buildings on the campus.

Tougaloo College received a Getty grant in 2003 for $75,000 to support campus heritage planning.

Historic Designation(s): John W. Boddie House (National Register of Historic Places); Tougaloo College Historic District (including 9 contributing buildings and 1 contributing site, National Register of Historic Places).