Rosswood
Rosswood | |
Nearest city | Lorman, Mississippi |
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Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
Built | 1857 |
Architect | Shroder, David |
Architectural style | Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 78001606[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 8, 1978 |
Rosswood is a historic Southern plantation in Lorman, Jefferson County, Mississippi.[2][3][4]
Location
It is located off the Mississippi Highway 552.[3][4]
History
It was built as a cotton plantation for Dr Walter Ross Wade (1810–1862) and his wife Mabella Chamberlain.[5] The architectural style of the plantation house, is Greek Revival.[2][6] It has fourteen rooms, with 14-foot (4.3 m) high ceilings, ten fireplaces, columned galleries, a winding staircase, and original slave quarters.[4][5] In the antebellum era, Dr Wade and his wife held parties and balls and entertained guests.[5] The property spanned 1,250 acres (510 ha) and had 105 slaves.[4][5] It is now only 100 acres (40 ha).[5] During the American Civil War, it served as a hospital for the Confederate States Army.[5]
In 1975, Colonel Walt Hylander and his wife Jean purchased the plantation and restored it.[4][5] It is now open to the public as a house museum, and used for weddings and special occasions.[4][5] In March 2019, Rosswood permanently closed to the public and now is a private residence.
Heritage significance
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[2][3] It is also a Mississippi Landmark.[5]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c National Register of Historic Places
- ^ a b c Nancy Capace, Encyclopedia of Mississippi, North American Book Distribution, 2001, p. 499 [1]
- ^ a b c d e f Jack Baldwin, Winnie Baldwin, Baldwin's Guide to Inns of Mississippi, Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing Company, pp. 79-80 [2]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Rosswood Official website: History
- ^ Patti Carr Black, Art in Mississippi, 1720–1980, Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1998, p. 58 [3]
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
- Houses in Jefferson County, Mississippi
- Greek Revival houses in Mississippi
- Plantation houses in Mississippi
- Cotton plantations in the United States
- National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Mississippi
- Slave cabins and quarters in the United States
- Mississippi Registered Historic Place stubs