Belmont_Plantation_(Wayside,_Mississippi)

Belmont Plantation (Wayside, Mississippi)

Belmont Plantation (Wayside, Mississippi)

Historic house in Mississippi, United States

Belmont Plantation is an Antebellum plantation in Wayside, Washington County, Mississippi.[2][3][4]

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History

The mansion was built in 1857 by W.W. Worthington.[2][4] It was visited by Union forces in 1863, in the midst of the American Civil War of 1861–1865.[4]

It was turned into the Belmont Hunting Lodge by Mississippi Governor Dennis Murphree in 1946.[2][4]

It is a wedding & event space, luxury hunting lodge, and bed & breakfast.[2]

Heritage significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 11, 1972.

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    Visit Greenville: Architecture, Streets & Antebellum Homes
  3. [3]
    Library of Congress: Belmont Plantation
  4. [4]
    Joint Greenville/Washington County Historic Preservation Commission: Belmont Plantation

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