Greater Belhaven comprises two historic areas, Belhaven Heights and Belhaven. The history of these neighborhoods reflects the history of America. Boundaries include the North end of Congress Street to Interstate 55, and from High Street to Woodrow Wilson Avenue.

Wealthy business owners built mansions in Greater Belhaven and encouraged their employees and civil servants to build cottages and bungalows. This eclectic mix of architecture remains today, drawing a diverse population to the neighborhood. The wide variety of architectural styles ranges from Georgian and Federalist to airy New Orleans-inspired designs, to ivy-covered bungalows and Italianate, Art Deco, and even a few modern accents.

Mississippi's most creative individuals have found their way to Greater Belhaven. Among the residents are celebrated writers, artists, and musicians. They are drawn to the neighborhood by its quiet ambiance, diverse architecture and, lovely green spaces. For those same reasons, top-level executives and professionals are also drawn to Greater Belhaven to work and live. Doctors, attorneys, entrepreneurs, and university professionals all find common ground in this neighborhood.

• In 1875 most of Belhaven Heights was originally known as Moody Estate
  
  
• A block of land was sold to Col. James S. Hamilton, who constructed a new home and named it Belhaven in honor of his ancestral home in Scotland
  
  
• Greater Belhaven as it is known today, began as one of the original ring neighborhoods springing from downtown Jackson in the early 20th century
  
  
• Belhaven Heights was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (1983)
  
  
• The Greater Belhaven Foundation was created (1999) to enhance, protect, and improve all areas of Greater Belhaven
  
  
• Belhaven Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, making it the largest historic district in Mississippi with 1,306 contributing structures (2012)

• Oaks House is the antebellum home of one of the earliest mayors of the city and one of the few structures to survive Sherman's burning of Jackson; the house features period furnishings and Victorian gardens that depict the life of a middle-class family in mid-19th century Jackson
  
  

• Fairview Inn is the only AAA four-diamond, small luxury hotel in Jackson, located in a historic 1908 Colonial Revival mansion; one of the few architect-designed homes of that period remaining in the neighborhood
  
  

• Welty House was the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eudora Welty from 1925 until her death in 2001; it is one of the most intact literary houses in America in terms of authenticity
  
  

• New Stage Theatre is Jackson's only professional theater and Mississippi's only nonprofit professional theater; the theater was founded in 1965 and attracts more than 35,000 people each year to contemporary works and classics
  
  

• Warehouse Theatre is owned and operated by New Stage; provides an alternative theater experience and attracts audiences interested in contemporary theater
  
  

• The adjacent LeFleur Museum District brings together four museums, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, Mississippi Children's Museum, Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum, and Mississippi Museum of Natural Science  
  
  

• Municipal Art Gallery is a beautiful antebellum home that was converted into a gallery to showcase the works of Mississippi artists
  
  

• The neighborhood is home to two higher education institutions, Belhaven University and Millsaps College
  
  

• The neighborhoods contains three parks and miles of walking and biking trails: Belhaven Park, Laurel Street Park, and Belhaven Heights Park