Forest Home Plantation

The Forest Home Plantation is a Southern plantation with a historic house located in Centreville, Mississippi, USA. It spans 1,652 acres.[3]

Forest Home Plantation
Forest Home Plantation is located in Mississippi
Forest Home Plantation
Forest Home Plantation is located in the United States
Forest Home Plantation
Nearest cityCentreville, Mississippi, U.S.
Area170 acres (69 ha)
Built1836 (1836)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.82003121[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 19, 1982[2]

History

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The house was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style circa 1850, when it was acquired by Wilson P. Burton.[2][3] It was acquired by the Crosby Lumber Company in 1943.[3] In 1962, it was purchased by Charles L. Graves.[3] By the 1980s, it was used as a cattle farm. On Friday, March 6, 2015, an electrical fire blazed out of control and burned to the ground.[3]

Architectural significance

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The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 19, 1982.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Forest Home Plantation". National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Forest Home Plantation". National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2015.