Edgewood
Edgewood (Natchez, Mississippi) is located in Mississippi
Edgewood (Natchez, Mississippi)
Edgewood (Natchez, Mississippi) is located in the United States
Edgewood (Natchez, Mississippi)
LocationNatchez, Mississippi
Area90 acres (36 ha)
Built1860
ArchitectHoward & Diettel
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.79001283[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 30, 1979

Edgewood, also known as Edgewood Plantation, is a historic house near Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.[2]

History

It was designed in the Italianate architectural style by New Orleans architects Howard & Diettel and was built by contractor Thomas Rose. It is a south-facing house two stories tall at the front and three stores at the rear. It has two-story service wings on both sides. It has a hipped roof with an overhang supported by paired brackets.[3]

It has a dark pink facade.[4]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "University of Mississippi Libraries: Digital Collections". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ Mary Warren Miller (September 24, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Edgewood". National Park Service. Retrieved March 29, 2017. With three photos from 1978.
  4. ↑ Caroline Seebohm, Enshrining the Old South , The New York Times, February 10, 1991


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