Desert Plantation

	Desert Plantation
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Woodville, Mississippi, U.S.
Area	183 acres (74 ha)
Built	1825-1835
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	87000543
Added to NRHP	April 1, 1987

The Desert Plantation is a Southern plantation with a historic house located in Pinckneyville, Mississippi in the Tunica Hills.

History

The plantation was established by Robert Semple circa 1808.^[3] By 1814, Semple acquired more acres, totalling 1,000 acres.^[3] The Pinckneyville Creek flows through the plantation.^[3]

The house was built from 1808 to 1812. It was designed in the Federal architectural style.^[3] By 1845, Semple added a Greek Revival wing to the original structure.^[3]

By 1885, the Semple family sold the plantation to C. H. Norman.^[3] Norman in turn sold it to the McGehee and Merwin families, who co-owned an agricultural concern.^[3] The house was purchased by D. F. Merwin in 1917, whose family still owned the house by 1987.^[3]

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 1, 1987.^[2]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Desert Plantation". National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Desert Plantation". National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

31°1′32.8″N 91°28′30.1″W / 31.025778°N 91.475028°W / 31.025778; -91.475028

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[focus-2] "Desert Plantation". National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

[inventory-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Desert Plantation". National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

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