Magnolia Hall - Natchez, Mississippi
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Magnolia Hall - Natchez, Mississippi
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Photograph - Photography
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Also known as the Henderson–Britton House, Magnolia Hall was the last Antebellum home to be built in downtown Natchez, Mississippi.
Thomas Henderson, a Natchez native, wealthy merchant, and cotton broker, first moved his family’s home, Pleasant Hill, one block south to free up the lot for his much grander new home. Construction on the mansion is believed to have begun in 1858.
Henderson named the mansion, Magnolia Hall because of the plaster magnolia blossoms that are featured in the parlor ceiling centerpieces. The exterior walls are stucco over brick, scored and painted to resemble brownstone. The home is considered the finest example of Greek Revival in Natchez.
During the Civil War, the Union gunboat Essex fired a shell that landed in the soup tureen in Magnolia Hall's kitchen.
Now owned by the Natchez Garden Club; it underwent an extensive restoration in 2011. It is part of the Natchez On Top of the Hill Historic District and the National Register of Historic Places.
Copyright 2019 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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May 21st, 2019
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