China Grove Plantation | |
Location | Natchez, Mississippi |
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Area | 228 acres (92 ha) |
Built | 1855 |
NRHP reference No. | 82003089 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 7, 1982 |
The China Grove Plantation is a historic Southern plantation in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.
The wood-framed cottage was built in 1854. [2] It has two main rooms, cabinets and galleries. [2] In 1854, James Railey, who already owned the Oakland Plantation, purchased this property. [3] However, after his death, his heirs lost the property due to a chancery lawsuit. [3]
A few years after the American Civil War of 1861–1865, in 1869, former slaves Auguste Mazique and his wife Sarah purchased the property at a public auction. [2] [3] [4] They became the largest landowners in southwestern Adams County by the end of the nineteenth century. [3]
It has been added to the National Register of Historic Places since April 7, 1982. [2]
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