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Longwood

  • Also Known As: Nutt's Folly
  • Address: 140 Lower Woodville Rd
  • Vicinity: 1.5 mi SE of Natchez
  • Hours: Tours Every 30 minutes 9 am - 4:30 pm
  • Phone: 601.445.5151
  • Travel Genus: Sight , Visit
  • Sight Category: Museums
  • Activity Category: Tour
  • Available for private functions


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1860/00/00 Samuel Sloan (architect) Architect Construction begins on Longwood, built for Haller and Julia Nutt, construction was halted in 1861 due to rising tensions over the Civil War

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Particulars for Longwood:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Italianate Villa Style
Level of Significance National
Architectural Style Neo-Moorish
Architectural Style Octagon Mode
Historic Use Secondary structure
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 16th December 1969

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Longwood
Registry Address: 1.5 mi. SE of Natchez
Registry Number: 69000079
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Sloan,Samuel
Architectural Style: Octagon mode, Italian villa, Other
Attribute: Moorish Revival
Area in Acres: 86
Contributing Buildings: 4
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark, National Landmark boundary approved
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1850-1874
Significant Year: 1860, 1862
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling, Secondary structure
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum

Activities »

Activity
Activity Category Tour

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