Edgewood (Natchez, Mississippi)

Edgewood, also known as Edgewood Plantation, is a historic house near Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.[2]

Edgewood
LocationNatchez, Mississippi
Area90 acres (36 ha)
Built1860
ArchitectHoward & Diettel
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.79001283[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1979

History

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
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. University of Mississippi Libraries: Digital Collections
  3. 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.
  4. Caroline Seebohm, Enshrining the Old South , The New York Times, February 10, 1991


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