Mount Repose (Natchez, Mississippi)
Mount Repose | |
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Nearest city | Natchez, Mississippi |
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Area | 242 acres (98 ha) |
Built | 1824 |
NRHP reference No. | 79001294 |
Added to NRHP | June 19, 1979 |
Mount Repose is a historic mansion in Pine Ridge, Adams County near Natchez, Mississippi, USA.
History[]
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Mount Repose, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1938
Mount Repose was built in 1824 for William Bisland, on lands granted his father, John Bisland, by Spanish Crown in 1782.[1] William's elder brother Peter built Mistletoe.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 19 June 1979.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Mount Repose, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi".
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Mount Repose". National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ^ "Mount Repose". National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
- Houses completed in 1824
- Houses in Adams County, Mississippi
- Mississippi Registered Historic Place stubs