Magnolia Hall (Natchez, Mississippi)
Henderson-Britton House | |
 Front of Magnolia Hall, as viewed from Pearl St. | |
  Location within Mississippi  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 215 S. Pearl St., Natchez, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 31°33′30″N 91°24′15″W / 31.55833°N 91.40417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1858 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Part of | Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District (ID79003381[1]) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001580[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 9, 1978 |
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]
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] In 1868, the home was sold to Natchez banker and planter Audley Clark Britton and his wife Eliza Macrery Britton. The Britton family owned the home until 1935.[3]
During a bombardment of Natchez by the Union gunboat Essex, a shell hit the soup tureen in Magnolia Hall's kitchen.[4]
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.[4]
Gallery
View of the property from the corner of Pearl and Washington Streets
View of the side of the property from Washington Street
View of the rear of the property from Washington Street
References
- 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- 1 2 Kempe, Helen Kerr (1989). The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Natchez and the South. Pelican. p. 55. ISBN 9781455610273.
- ↑ Young, Hope (June 27, 2016). "Magnolia Hall: A Civil War survivor". The News Star. Monroe, Louisiana. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
- 1 2 "Magnolia Hall". Natchez Garden Club. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
External links
- Magnolia Hall - Natchez Pilgrimage Tours
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
- Greek Revival houses in Mississippi
- Houses completed in 1858
- Houses in Natchez, Mississippi
- Museums in Natchez, Mississippi
- Historic house museums in Mississippi
- National Register of Historic Places in Natchez, Mississippi
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Mississippi
- Mississippi Registered Historic Place stubs