Gloucester (Natchez, Mississippi)

Gloucester
Location Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates 31°31′54″N 91°24′7″W / 31.53167°N 91.40194°W / 31.53167; -91.40194Coordinates: 31°31′54″N 91°24′7″W / 31.53167°N 91.40194°W / 31.53167; -91.40194
Area 7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
Built 1807 (1807)
Architectural style Early Republic, Neo-Classical
NRHP Reference # 76001085[1]
Added to NRHP November 7, 1976

Gloucester is a historic mansion in Natchez, Mississippi.

Location

It is located on Lower Woodville Road in South Natchez.

History

The mansion was built for David Williams in 1800.[2] Later, the house was inherited by Maria McIntosh Williams, the wife of Winthrop Sargent (1753-1820), who served as the first Governor of the Mississippi Territory from 1798 to 1801.[2] Sargent expanded the house and its gardens in 1808.[2][3][4] It was then inherited by their son, George Washington Sargent, who was killed inside the house by Union forces in the American Civil War of 1861-1865.[2][3]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 7, 1976.

Architecture

It has two stories, with columns and a large portico on the front.[3]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Helen Kerr Kempe, The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Natchez and the South, Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing, 1989, p. 45
  3. 1 2 3 Steven Brooke, The Majesty of Natchez, Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing, 1999, p. 82
  4. ↑ Preservation Mississippi


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