Col. James Drane House

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Col. James Drane House
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LocationNatchez Trace Pkwy, French Camp, Mississippi
Coordinates 33°17′43″N89°24′2″W / 33.29528°N 89.40056°W / 33.29528; -89.40056 Coordinates: 33°17′43″N89°24′2″W / 33.29528°N 89.40056°W / 33.29528; -89.40056
Area1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built1846
Architectural styleFrontier I-House
NRHP reference No. 83000950 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 21, 1983

The Colonel James Drane House is a frontier I-house built from 1846 to 1848. It is located on the historic Natchez Trace, at mile marker 180.7 on the modern Natchez Trace Parkway [2] in French Camp, Mississippi, USA. It was built for James Drane, a state politician. [3]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 21, 1983. [4] [1]

The house is an attraction for modern visitors to the Natchez Trace. [5]

See also Old Natchez Trace segments listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "French Camp historic sites, Col. James Drane House". Archived from the original on 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Colonel James Drane House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 17, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. "Drane, Col. James, House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 17, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. Nancy Green (August 27, 2008). "Historical Attraction: Col. James Drane home in French Camp gets furnished with antiques". StarHerald, of Kosciusko, Mississippi. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2010.