Nearest city Lorman, Mississippi Built 1857 (1857) NRHP Reference # 78001606 | Area 100 acres (40 ha) Architectural style Greek Revival Added to NRHP December 8, 1978 | |
Rosswood is a historic Southern plantation in Lorman, Jefferson County, Mississippi.
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Map of Rosswood, BC, Canada
Location
It is located off the Mississippi Highway 552.
History
It was built as a cotton plantation for Dr Walter Ross Wade (1810–1862) and his wife Mabella Chamberlain. The architectural style of the plantation house, is Greek Revival. It has fourteen rooms, with fourteen-foot ceilings, ten fireplaces, columned galleries, a winding staircase, and original slave quarters. In the antebellum era, Dr Wade and his wife held parties and balls and entertained guests. The property spanned 1250 acres and had 105 slaves. It is now only 100 acres. During the American Civil War, it served as a hospital for the Confederate States Army.
In 1975, Colonel Walt Hylander and his wife Jean purchased the plantation and restored it. It is now open to the public as a house museum, and used for weddings and special occasions.
Heritage significance
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 8, 1978. It is also a Mississippi Landmark.