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Horace King (sometimes Horace Godwin) (September 8, 1807 – May 28, 1885) was an African-American architect, engineer, and bridge builder. [1] King is considered the most respected bridge builder of the 19th century Deep South, constructing dozens of bridges in Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi. [2]
One of the oldest mansions in Mississippi, the Springfield Mansion was built between 1786 and 1791. The original plantation had over [2] 3,000 acres (12 km 2) and was purchased by Thomas M. Green Jr., a wealthy Virginia planter, in 1784. Green had the house built to show off his wealth.
Construction on this early house was begun around 1815 for John Routh and was the second house in Natchez to bear that name. The Routh family was one of the wealthiest in Mississippi. It was later owned by Charles Clark a Mississippi Governor and soldier. [10] 617 Market Street Port Gibson: 1815 Commercial An early Federal style commercial ...
Glenfield Plantation (originally called Glencannon) is a one-level historic antebellum home in Natchez, Mississippi.Glenfield was built in two distinct architectural periods on a British land grant originally deeded to Henry LeFluer by King George III.
Duncan later abandoned the building amidst growing secession tensions just before the American Civil War, and the house was placed in the care of his descendants. The building and 203 acres (82 ha) was donated by the family to the city of Natchez in 1911 and is now a historic house museum in a public park. The donation also included the Duncan ...
The Mississippi House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that could remove state regulations for counties and cities on building permit processes and laws, which licensed contractors ...
This house was built about 1813 as planter David Hunt's residence on Woodlawn Plantation in Jefferson County, Mississippi. In those days the area was quite primitive, so Hunt's house must have been very impressive at that time. The name Balfour just above and to the right of Natchez is the Homewood estate.
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