Leonard Court Rehabilitation wins Heritage Award of Merit for Rehabilitation

Leonard Court, Jackson, MS

Leonard Court is in Jackson’s historic Farish Street neighborhood, a once thriving African American community that played a vital role in the cultural, commercial, and social life of Jackson.

Led by Gulf Coast Housing Partnership, the Leonard Court project includes the rehabilitation of 67 historic residences originally built for working-class African American families. The project demonstrates how historic preservation, affordable housing, and community investment can work together to strengthen historic neighborhoods.

Key contributors to the success of the project include Dorthy Davis with Farish Street Community of Shalom and We Will Go, Mississippi Department of Archives and History; Jackson Historic Preservation Commission; Mississippi Home Corporation; Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VI; Belinda Stewart Architects; Grant Ethridge Construction; Cadence Bank, United Bank, Hunt Capital Partners; and the residents of the Farish Street Neighborhood.