Corinth OKs 10 New Washington Street Homes
More new houses are on the way for one of Corinth’s older neighborhoods. The Corinth Board of Mayor and Aldermen has given the zoning approvals needed for 10 new single-family homes in the Washington Street area, extending a redevelopment effort that has already started turning empty lots into new Washington Street homes.
The board signed off on the development at its regular meeting last week. According to the Daily Corinthian, the project is planned for the area around 1217 Washington Street. Five homes would face Washington Street and five would face Tishomingo Street.
What’s planned for the Washington Street homes
- Number of homes: 10
- Type: Single-family houses
- Location: Near 1217 Washington Street, with five homes facing Washington Street and five facing Tishomingo Street
- City action: Zoning approvals granted by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Zoning approval is an early step. It settles how the lots can be used, but the homes still have to be built, and lot layouts and building permits must be finalized before crews break ground. A construction timeline, a builder, and expected prices were not part of the initial report. Alcorn News MS will update this story as more details become available.
Building on Washington Square
The new homes add to work that began on the same corridor last year. In June 2025, construction started on the first homes in Washington Square, a development on a vacant stretch of Washington Street across from the E.S. Bishop Community Center. That project was planned as five owner-occupied homes, four facing Washington Street and one facing Tishomingo Street, each on a lot of about 10,000 square feet.
With 10 more single-family homes now cleared for the area, the neighborhood is seeing one of the larger clusters of new residential construction near downtown Corinth in recent years. New owner-occupied housing on long-vacant lots can bring more people back into established neighborhoods, add to the city’s property tax base, and give families another option in a tight housing market.
A busy stretch for city leaders
The approval came during a busy few weeks at City Hall. At recent meetings, aldermen enacted an emergency ban on kratom sales and approved a one-year lease that lets the Corinth Dramatic Society use the city-owned playhouse. Voters also returned Mayor Ralph Dance to office in Tuesday’s municipal election. Read more: Corinth Mayor Ralph Dance Wins Second Term and Corinth Kratom Ban Takes Effect Immediately.
Source: Daily Corinthian
