Magnolia Hall (Natchez, Mississippi)

	Henderson-Britton House
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	Front of Magnolia Hall, as viewed from Pearl St.
Location	215 S. Pearl St.,; Natchez, Mississippi
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)
NRHP reference No.	78001580
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]

During a bombardment of Natchez by the Union gunboat Essex, a shell hit the soup tureen in Magnolia Hall's kitchen.^[3]

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.^[3]

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

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Kempe, Helen Kerr (1989). The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Natchez and the South. Pelican. p. 55. ISBN 9781455610273.
^ ^a ^b "Magnolia Hall". Natchez Garden Club. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2014.

External links

Magnolia Hall - Natchez Pilgrimage Tours

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[Kempe-2] Kempe, Helen Kerr (1989). The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Natchez and the South. Pelican. p. 55. ISBN 9781455610273.

[NGC-3] "Magnolia Hall". Natchez Garden Club. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2014.

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