Edgewood (Natchez, Mississippi)
Appearance
Edgewood | |
Location | Natchez, Mississippi |
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Area | 90 acres (36 ha) |
Built | 1860 |
Architect | Howard & Diettel |
Architectural style | Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 79001283[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 30, 1979 |
Edgewood, also known as Edgewood Plantation, is a historic house near Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.[2]
History
[edit]It was designed in the Italianate architectural style by New Orleans architects Howard & Diettel and was built by contractor Thomas Rose. It is a south-facing house two stories tall at the front and three stores at the rear. It has two-story service wings on both sides. It has a hipped roof with an overhang supported by paired brackets.[3]
It has a dark pink facade.[4]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "University of Mississippi Libraries: Digital Collections". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ Mary Warren Miller (September 24, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Edgewood". National Park Service. Retrieved March 29, 2017. With three photos from 1978.
- ^ Caroline Seebohm, Enshrining the Old South , The New York Times, February 10, 1991