Magnolia Hall (Natchez, Mississippi)

Magnolia Hall of Natchez, Mississippi, is also known as the Henderson-Britton House and was built in 1858. As a Greek Revival mansion it is a contributing property to the Natchez On Top of the Hill Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Henderson-Britton House
Front of Magnolia Hall, as viewed from Pearl St.
Magnolia Hall (Natchez, Mississippi) is located in Mississippi
Magnolia Hall (Natchez, Mississippi)
Magnolia Hall (Natchez, Mississippi) is located in the United States
Magnolia Hall (Natchez, Mississippi)
Location215 S. Pearl St.,
Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates31°33′30″N 91°24′15″W / 31.55833°N 91.40417°W / 31.55833; -91.40417
Arealess than one acre
Built1858 (1858)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
Part ofNatchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District (ID79003381[1])
NRHP reference No.78001580[1]
Added to NRHPJune 9, 1978

Magnolia Hall was built by Thomas Henderson, a wealthy merchant, planter and cotton broker. The home is one of the finest examples in Natchez of the Greek Revival style.[2]

During a bombardment of Natchez by the Union gunboat Essex, a shell hit the soup tureen in Magnolia Hall's kitchen.[3]

The Natchez Garden Club has restored Magnolia Hall. Rooms on the main floor are filled with mid-nineteenth century antiques, while rooms on the upper floors contain a costume collection.[2]

Magnolia Hall is open for tours, and there is a gift shop.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Kempe, Helen Kerr (1989). The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Natchez and the South. Pelican. p. 55. ISBN 9781455610273.
  3. ^ a b "Magnolia Hall". Natchez Garden Club. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
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