National register of historic places and is a national historic landmark.
Longwood mississippi attic.
Longwood also known as nutt s folly is a historic antebellum octagonal mansion located at 140 lower woodville road in natchez mississippi united states.
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Construction began in 1860 but was halted in 1861 by rising tensions over the civil war.
The rotundas in the second and third stories were to be open to the dome with galleries around circular openings on each of these two upper levels.
Haller nutt and and his wife julia.
A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large and exotic dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.
The attic or third floor was to contain a central rotunda 24 by 24 feet and four rectangular rooms each measuring 21 by 24 feet.
Longwood also known as nutt s folly is a grand antebellum mansion in natchez mississippi.
The house was built and designed by philadelphia architect samuel sloan for haller nutt a successful cotton planter and plantation owner in mississippi who made his fortune when he developed a commercial strain of cotton popular in the deep south.
Longwood also known as nutt s folly was designed in 1859 by philadelphia architect samuel sloan for cotton planter dr.
This six story 30 000 square foot mansion was designed by samuel sloan a well known architect from philadelphia for cotton baron haller nutt and his wife julia.