Rosswood

Rosswood is a historic Southern plantation in Lorman, Jefferson County, Mississippi.[2][3][4]

Rosswood
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Lorman, Mississippi
Area	100 acres (40 ha)
Built	1857
Architect	Shroder, David
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	78001606[1]
Added to NRHP	December 8, 1978

Location

It is located off the Mississippi Highway 552.[3][4]

History

It was built as a cotton plantation for Dr Walter Ross Wade (1810–1862) and his wife Mabella Chamberlain.[5] The architectural style of the plantation house, is Greek Revival.[2][6] It has fourteen rooms, with 14-foot (4.3 m) high ceilings, ten fireplaces, columned galleries, a winding staircase, and original slave quarters.[4][5] In the antebellum era, Dr Wade and his wife held parties and balls and entertained guests.[5] The property spanned 1,250 acres (510 ha) and had 105 slaves.[4][5] It is now only 100 acres (40 ha).[5] During the American Civil War, it served as a hospital for the Confederate States Army.[5]

In 1975, Colonel Walt Hylander and his wife Jean purchased the plantation and restored it.[4][5] It is now open to the public as a house museum, and used for weddings and special occasions.[4][5] In March 2019, Rosswood permanently closed to the public and now is a private residence.

Heritage significance

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[2][3] It is also a Mississippi Landmark.[5]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. National Register of Historic Places
3. Nancy Capace, Encyclopedia of Mississippi, North American Book Distribution, 2001, p. 499
4. Jack Baldwin, Winnie Baldwin, Baldwin's Guide to Inns of Mississippi, Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company, pp. 79-80
5. Rosswood Official website: History
6. Patti Carr Black, Art in Mississippi, 1720–1980, Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1998, p. 58