Cherry Grove Plantation
Cherry Grove Plantation | |
 Cherry Grove Plantation in 2009 | |
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| Location | Natchez, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 31°27′51.5″N 91°21′13.3″W / 31.464306°N 91.353694°W |
| Area | 150 acres (61 ha) |
| Built | 1865 |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000949[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 31, 1983 |
Cherry Grove Plantation is a historic plantation in Natchez, Mississippi.
Location
It is located in South East Natchez.[2]
History
The mansion was built by Pierre Surget (1731-1796), a French planter, in 1788, over 2,500 acres of Spanish land grant.[2][3] As such, it is one of the earliest private residence in Natchez.[3] After his death, his widow Catherine (d'Hubert) Surget expanded the grounds of the property.[2] By 1850, the house belonged to their son Jacob Surget, though their other son James Surget was the one living there and had sixteen house servants in residence.[2][4] It remains in the Surget family.[3]
In September 1861, a group of planters rounded up slaves after hearing rumors they schemed to “kill their masters”, and “ravish”, “ride” and “take the ladies for wives”. Ten were hanged at Cherry Grove Plantation.[5]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 31, 1983.
Architecture
The mansion has two stories, with a double winding staircase.[3]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d D. Clayton James, Antebellum Natchez, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1993, p. 153 [1]
- ^ a b c d Helen Kerr Kempe, The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Natchez and the South, Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing, 1989, p. 34 [2]
- ^ Winthrop D. Jordan, Tumult and Silence at Second Creek: An Inquiry Into a Civil War Slave Conspiracy, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 1995, p. 120 [3]
- ^ Behrend, Justin (September 15, 2011). "Rumors of Revolt". New York Times.
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