Built 1847 Opened 1847 Added to NRHP 9 June 1978 | NRHP Reference # 78001592 Area 3.642 km² Nearest city North Carrollton | |
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Location One mile north of North Carrollton on the old Grenada Road. Architectural style Greek Revival architecture | ||
Charles cotesworth pinckney
Cotesworth is a historic mansion in North Carrollton, Mississippi, USA.
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Location
The mansion is located on Old Grenada Road in North Carollton, Carroll County, Mississippi.
History
The mansion was built as an inn in the 1840s. In 1847, it was acquired by local lawyer and future United States Senator James Zachariah George, who turned it into a Greek Revival mansion. He named it after Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.
Two decades after the American Civil War of 1861-1865, in 1887, Senator George built "a free-standing hexagonal library" on the grounds.
The mansion stayed in Senator George's family until 2013, when Katharine Saunders Williams, his great-great-granddaughter, donated it to establish the Cotesworth Culture and Heritage Center.
Heritage significance
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 9, 1978.