Longwood (Natchez, Mississippi)

Longwood
Longwood (Natchez, Mississippi) is located in Mississippi
Longwood (Natchez, Mississippi)
Longwood (Natchez, Mississippi) is located in the United States
Longwood (Natchez, Mississippi)
Location140 Lower Woodville Road, Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates31°32′12″N 91°24′17″W / 31.53667°N 91.40472°W / 31.53667; -91.40472
Built1859-ca. 1864
ArchitectSamuel Sloan
Architectural styleOctagon Mode, Italian Villa
NRHP reference No.69000079
USMS No.001-NAT-4016-NHL-ML
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1969[2]
Designated NHLDecember 16, 1969[3]
Designated USMSNovember 29, 1994[1]

Longwood, also known as Nutt's Folly, is a historic antebellum octagonal mansion located at 140 Lower Woodville Road in Natchez, Mississippi, United States. Built in part by enslaved people,[4][5] the mansion is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, and is a National Historic Landmark.[3][6] Longwood is the largest octagonal house in the United States.[7]

  1. ^ "Mississippi Landmarks" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2009.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Longwood". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2007.
  4. ^ "National Historic Landmarks Program (NHL)". June 6, 2011. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kirwan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Patricia Heintzelman (May 30, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Longwood / Nutt's Folly" (pdf). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 13 images, exterior and interior, from 1960, 1969, 1975, and undated. (4.58 MB)
  7. ^ "Pilgrimage Historical Association Collection: Nutt Family Papers 1841-1911". Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 14, 2008.