Longwood (Natchez, Mississippi)
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| Location | 140 Lower Woodville Road, Natchez, Mississippi |
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| Built | 1859-ca. 1864 |
| Architect | Samuel Sloan |
| Architectural style | Octagon Mode, Italian Villa |
| NRHP Reference # | 69000079 |
| USMS # | 001-NAT-4016-NHL-ML |
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| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1969[2] |
| Designated NHL | December 16, 1969[3] |
| Designated USMS | November 29, 1994[1] |
Longwood, also known as Nutt's Folly, is an historic antebellum octagonal mansion located at 140 Lower Woodville Road in Natchez, Mississippi, United States. The mansion is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, and is a National Historic Landmark.[3][4] Longwood is the largest octagonal house in the United States.[5]
The mansion is known for its octagonal plan, byzantine onion-shaped dome,[6] and the contrast between its ornately-finished first floor and the unfinished upper floors.
Samuel Sloan, a Philadelphia architect, designed the home in 1859 for cotton planter Dr. Haller Nutt.[7] Work was halted in 1861 at the start of the American Civil War. Dr. Nutt died of pneumonia in 1864, leaving the work incomplete. Of the thirty-two rooms planned for the house, only nine rooms on the basement floor were completed.
Haller Nutt's never-finished Natchez home, Longwood, was the last burst of southern opulence before war brought the cotton barons' dominance to an end. Longwood survived decades of neglect and near-abandonment to become one of Natchez' most popular attractions.[8]
Longwood is owned and operated as a historic house museum by the Pilgrimage Garden Club; it is also available for rent.
In popular culture
Longwood was featured in the southern United States segment of Guide to Historic Homes of America,[9] an in-depth production by Bob Vila for the A&E Network.
In 2010, Longwood was used in the HBO series True Blood, for the external shots of the fictional Jackson, Mississippi, mansion of Russell Edgington, the Vampire King of Mississippi and Louisiana.
See also
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Stanton Hall & Longwood
- Natchez Pilgrimage Tours - provides tours that include Longwood
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- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MS-1, "Longwood, Natchez vicinity, Adams County, MS"
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