Downtown Hattiesburg

Hattiesburg is the county seat of Forrest County, and Downtown is the center for city, county and federal government facilities. The Downtown of today also is a center for arts, culture and heritage, anchored by a restored Saenger Theater for performances and Hattiesburg Cultural Center with an art gallery and historic museum. The historic Hattiesburg Depot, renovated as the Hattiesburg Intermodal Center for transportation, includes space for public functions in its classic Grand Hall.

Downtown today is the place for unique retail and for dining and live music, plus periodic events celebrating arts, culture and entertainment. Housing choices are increasing with new and historic lofts and traditional apartments as well as single-family residences in adjacent historic districts.

Downtown is a place of high-style architecture reflecting the City's past in its landmark buildings. Today, however, Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Association is facilitating economic development in this unique district while preserving its heritage. Downtown is where you can explore the past, see the present and help mold the future of Mississippi's Hub City.

Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Association is a private, non-profit membership organization, funded in part by The City of Hattiesburg and Forrest County along with support from Promotion Partners and dues-paying members. Hattiesburg is an official MS Main Street Community and a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Main Street Network.

We invite you to become a member-supporter of the Historic Hattiesburg Downtown Association. Your support will help revitalize and develop Downtown Hattiesburg. Become a member today and join those who are investing in making Downtown Hattiesburg a place where people can live and work, shop and dine, where businesses can prosper and everyone can be entertained and enlightened.

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