Rosswood

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Rosswood
Rosswood is located in Mississippi
Rosswood
Rosswood is located in the United States
Rosswood
Nearest cityLorman, Mississippi
Area100 acres (40 ha)
Built1857 (1857)
ArchitectShroder, David
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.78001606[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1978

Rosswood is a historic Southern plantation located off of Mississippi Highway 552,[2][3] in Lorman, Jefferson County, Mississippi.[4][3][2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[4][3] It is also a Mississippi Landmark.[5]

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.[4][6] It has fourteen rooms, with 14-foot (4.3 m) high ceilings, ten fireplaces, columned galleries, a winding staircase, and original slave quarters.[2][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.[2][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.[2][5] It is now open to the public as a house museum, and used for weddings and special occasions.[2][5] In March 2019, Rosswood permanently closed to the public and now is a private residence.

See also[]

References[]

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

Coordinates: 31°49′7.35″N 91°0′43.46″W / 31.8187083°N 91.0120722°W / 31.8187083; -91.0120722

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