Summer Trees

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Summer Trees
LocationMayhome Road, Red Banks, Mississippi
Coordinates 34°52′06″N89°32′55″W / 34.86822°N 89.54849°W / 34.86822; -89.54849
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No. 79001331 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 19, 1979

Summer Trees is a historic mansion near Red Banks, Mississippi.

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Location

The mansion is located on Mayhome Road near Red Banks, Mississippi. [2]

History

The mansion was built from 1820 to 1825. [3] It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style. [4] It was purchased by Washington S. Taylor, the son of Sanders Washington Taylor, in 1851. [4] Taylor sold it to pay off debts in the 1880s. [4]

The mansion was left vacant from 1900 to 1935, until it was purchased by Mr and Mrs Neely Grant. [4] The Grants restored it. [4] In 1969, they sold it to Mr and Mrs Alfred Cowles, Jr. [4]

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 19, 1979. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Asset detail: Summer Trees". National Park Service: Focus. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
  2. 1 2 "Summer Trees". National Park Service. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers Project (1938). Mississippi: A Guide To The Magnolia State. Somerset Publishers. p. 440. ISBN   9780403026258.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Summer Trees" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History . Retrieved September 4, 2015.
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