Montpellier (Natchez, Mississippi)

Coordinates: 31°32′09″N 91°21′03″W / 31.5357°N 91.3508°W / 31.5357; -91.3508
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Montpellier is a historic plantation house built as the main residence and headquarters of a forced-labor farm in Natchez, Mississippi. It was built in the 1840s in the Greek Revival architectural style for Charles Whitmore, an English-born planter and enslaver.[1][2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 18, 1979.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Montpellier". National Park Service. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. ^ Swearingen, Mack (May 1935). "Thirty Years of a Mississippi Plantation: Charles Whitmore of "Montpelier"". The Journal of Southern History. 1 (2): 198–211. doi:10.2307/2191726. JSTOR 2191726.
  3. ^ "Montpellier". National Park Service. Retrieved June 15, 2016.

31°32′09″N 91°21′03″W / 31.5357°N 91.3508°W / 31.5357; -91.3508