Magnolia Hall (Natchez, Mississippi)

Henderson-Britton House
Front of Magnolia Hall, as viewed from Pearl St.
Location 215 S. Pearl St., Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates 31°33′30″N 91°24′15″W / 31.55833°N 91.40417°W / 31.55833; -91.40417Coordinates: 31°33′30″N 91°24′15″W / 31.55833°N 91.40417°W / 31.55833; -91.40417
Area less than one acre
Built 1858 (1858)
Architectural style Greek Revival
Part of Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District (#79003381[1])
NRHP Reference # 78001580[1]
Added to NRHP June 9, 1978

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.[1]

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.[2]

During a bombardment of Natchez by the Union gunboat Essex, a shell hit the soup tureen in Magnolia Hall's kitchen.[3]

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.[2]

Magnolia Hall is open for tours, and there is a gift shop.[3]

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  1. 1 2 3 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Kempe, Helen Kerr (1989). The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Natchez and the South. Pelican. p. 55.
  3. 1 2 "Magnolia Hall". Natchez Garden Club. Retrieved April 2014.

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