NRHP Reference # 76001085 Area 3 ha Architect Levi Weeks | Built 1807 (1807) Opened 1807 Added to NRHP 7 November 1976 | |
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Architectural styles Federal architecture, Neoclassical architecture Similar Arlington, D'Evereux, Auburn, Magnolia Hall, Longwood | ||
Gloucester is a historic mansion in Natchez, Mississippi.
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Location
It is located on Lower Woodville Road in South Natchez.
History
The mansion was built for David Williams in 1800. 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. Sargent expanded the house and its gardens in 1808. 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.
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.
References
Gloucester (Natchez, Mississippi) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA