Montaigne (Natchez, Mississippi)
Monteigne | |
Location | Liberty Rd., Natchez, Mississippi |
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Area | 23.2 acres (9.4 ha) |
Built | 1855 |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 74001052[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 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[]
Montaigne, 1938
Front with grounds, 2017
Front left, 2017
Front right, 2017
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Caroline Seebohm, Enshrining the Old South, The New York Times, February 10, 1991
- ^ Celeste Ray, Southern Heritage on Display: Public Ritual and Ethnic Diversity Within Southern Regionalism, Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 2003, p. 237 [1]
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
- Houses in Natchez, Mississippi
- Houses completed in 1855
- National Register of Historic Places in Natchez, Mississippi
- Mississippi Registered Historic Place stubs