Cedar Grove Place

Cedar Grove Place
Location MS 553, Church Hill, Mississippi
Area 120 acres (49 ha)
Built 1830 (1830)
Architectural style Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP Reference # 79001317[1]
Added to NRHP March 28, 1979

Cedar Grove Place (also known as The Cedars) is a historic building in Church Hill, Jefferson County, Mississippi.[2][3][4]

Overview

The architectural style is at once Greek Revival and Federal.[2][5] It was the home of Josephine Balfour Payne, a children's author.[2]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 28, 1979.[4]

References

  1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 National Register of Historic Places
  3. National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
  4. 1 2 Nancy Capace, Encyclopedia of Mississippi, North American Book Distribution, 2001, p. 498
  5. Patti Carr Black, Art in Mississippi, 1720–1980, Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1998, p. 58

Coordinates: 31°42′47″N 91°14′18″W / 31.712963°N 91.238366°W / 31.712963; -91.238366

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