Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 78001580 Added to NRHP 9 June 1978 | Built 1858 (1858) Opened 1858 | |
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Address 215 S Pearl St, Natchez, MS 39120, USA Similar Stanton Hall, Rosalie Mansion, Longwood, Dunleith, House on Ellicott's Hill | ||
Magnolia hall natchez mississippi top 6 facts
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.
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.
During a bombardment of Natchez by the Union gunboat Essex, a shell hit the soup tureen in Magnolia Hall's kitchen.
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.
Magnolia Hall is open for tours, and there is a gift shop.