The Griffin–Spragins House (first called the Refuge Plantation House) is located in Refuge, Mississippi, approximately 10 mi (16 km) southwest of Greenville.
Griffin–Spragins House | |
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| Nearest city | Greenville, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 33°17′47″N 91°8′5″W / 33.29639°N 91.13472°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002445[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 5, 1984 |
Built in approximately 1850, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[2]
Francis Griffin purchased land in 1831 on a high ridge bordering the Mississippi River where he established "Refuge Plantation".[2] By 1850, Griffin had 150 slaves working on his plantation.[3] The "Refuge Plantation House", shaded by oak trees and protected from the river by a levee system, was erected with a view of the river.[2]
The Griffins lost much of their fortune during the Civil War, and were forced to sell the property. A subsequent owner was Edmund Richardson, one of the wealthiest cotton growers in the south.[4]
The home remains today one of the best examples of a mid-nineteenth-century plantation house in Washington County.[2]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d Tomas R. Blackwell and Ana Gordon (January 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Griffin–Spragins House / Refuge Plantation House". National Park Service. Retrieved November 8, 2016. with three photos from 1983
- ^ Griffin Halloran, Mary Helen (2009). Mississippi Family: The Griffins of Magnolia Terrace, Griffin's Refuge, and Greenville 1800-1950. iUniverse. p. 87. ISBN 9781440142246.
- ^ Fraiser, Jim (2005). The Majesty of the Mississippi Delta. Pelican. p. 53. ISBN 9781455608249.
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