Planters Hall

Planters Hall in Vicksburg, Mississippi was built in c.1834. It is a two-story brick Greek Revival building with brick laid in Flemish bond. Its first floor was a bank, and the second floor was a living quarters once occupied by the bank president.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1] The boundaries of the listing were increased in 1988 to include two dependencies built before 1854: a kitchen and a carriage house/stable.[3][1]

Planters Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Planters Hall
Location	822 Main St., Vicksburg, Mississippi
Coordinates	32°21′14″N 90°52′46″W
Built	c. 1834 (original); pre-1854 (increase)
Architectural style	Greek Revival (original)
NRHP reference No.	71000459 and 88002068[1]
Added to NRHP	June 21, 1971 (original) October 21, 1988 (increase)

During the 1863 Siege of Vicksburg it was occupied by Colonel Allen Thomas and his staff of the Louisiana Regiment. It was apparently not damaged in the siege, despite being within a few blocks of the Mississippi River.[2]

The kitchen is a two-story brick building; the carriage house/stable is a one-story stuccoed brick building.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Clinton I. Bagley (February 22, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Planters Hall / McRae Bank / Canizaro House". National Park Service. Retrieved November 16, 2016. with photo from 1971
3. "National Register of Historic Places Continuation: Planters Hall (Boundary Increase)". National Park Service. 1988. Retrieved March 18, 2017.