Built 1785 (1785) Opened 1785 Architectural style Federal architecture | NRHP Reference # 78001582 Area 6,100 m² Added to NRHP 1 September 1978 | |
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Location 1 Linden Pl., Natchez, Mississippi Similar Monmouth, Dunleith, Loyd Hall Plantation, Cedar Grove, Grand Gulf Military State Park | ||
Location
It is located at 1 Linden Place in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.
History
The mansion was originally built in 1785, and records have been found going back to 1790.
In 1815, it was rebuilt for Thomas Buck Reed (1787–1829), who served as the United States Senator from Mississippi from January 28, 1826 to March 4, 1827, and again from March 4, 1829 to November 26, 1829; he was also the son-in-law of plantation owner Isaac Ross (1760-1838). The mansion was known as Reedland.
Itt was then purchased by Dr John Ker (1789-1850), another plantation owner who knew Isaac Ross through the Mississippi Colonization Society. Ker expanded the mansion by adding the wings and a ninety-eight-foot gallery.
Shortly after he died, it became the residence of Jane Conner and her seven children. She added a two-story brick wing.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 1, 1978. It now used as a hotel.
Architecture
The house has two stories, with an apartment on each wing. The front porch has a wide gallery with white columns. Inside, there is a painting by John James Audubon (1785–1851), and a portrait of Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind (1820–1887).