Belmont Plantation (Wayside, Mississippi)

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Belmont Plantation
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LocationJct. of MS 1 and 438, Wayside, Mississippi
Coordinates 33°16′9″N91°1′59″W / 33.26917°N 91.03306°W / 33.26917; -91.03306
Area6.4 acres (2.6 ha)
Built1857 (1857)
NRHP reference No. 72000702 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1972

Belmont Plantation is an Antebellum plantation in Wayside, Washington County, Mississippi. [2] [3] [4]

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History

The mansion was built in 1857 by W.W. Worthington. [2] [4] It was raided by Union forces in 1863, in the midst of the American Civil War of 1861–1865. [4]

It was turned into the Belmont Hunting Lodge by Mississippi Governor Dennis Murphree in 1946. [2] [4]

It is a wedding & event space, luxury hunting lodge, and bed & breakfast. [2]

Heritage significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 11, 1972.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Visit Greenville: Architecture, Streets & Antebellum Homes
  3. Library of Congress: Belmont Plantation
  4. 1 2 3 4 Joint Greenville/Washington County Historic Preservation Commission: Belmont Plantation

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