Montaigne (Natchez, Mississippi)

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Monteigne
Monteigne, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.jpg
Monteigne by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1938
LocationLiberty Rd., Natchez, Mississippi
Area23.2 acres (9.4 ha)
Built1855 (1855)
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.74001052[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 1974

Montaigne is a historic house in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.

Location[]

It is located on Liberty Road in Natchez, Mississippi.

History[]

The mansion was built in 1855 for General William T. Martin (1823-1910).[2]

During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, the mansion was ravaged by Northerners and slaves, who smashed the chandeliers and cut the furniture to use it as firewood.[2][3] However, after the war, Gen. Martin restored it, adding Chippendale furniture, wallpaper by Zuber & Cie, and Egyptian marble mantelpieces.[2]

The garden spans 23 acres.[2]

It has been added to the National Register of Historic Places since December 11, 1974.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Caroline Seebohm, Enshrining the Old South, The New York Times, February 10, 1991
  3. ^ Celeste Ray, Southern Heritage on Display: Public Ritual and Ethnic Diversity Within Southern Regionalism, Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 2003, p. 237 [1]


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