The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Rienzi was named for Cola di Rienzo, a medieval Italian politician. The original town was settled in 1830 and was located one mile west of its current location, near the Nesly Williams Plantation.
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National Register of Historic Places
3 historic places in Rienzi
3 places in Rienzi are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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In Mississippiby listings · most towns there have none
3places listed1 building · 1 district · 1 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
7historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
1996first listedRienzi Commercial Historic District · newest: Dr. Joseph M. Bynum House, 1997
Where they are
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When they were listed
The Register began in 1966.
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Listed 1996Rienzi Commercial Historic DistrictListed 1997Union EarthworksListed 1997Dr. Joseph M. Bynum House
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.