Belmont Plantation (Wayside, Mississippi) Explained

Belmont Plantation
Location:Jct. of MS 1 and 438, Wayside, Mississippi
Coordinates:33.2692°N -91.0331°W
Added:April 11, 1972
Refnum:72000702

Belmont Plantation is an Antebellum plantation in Wayside, Washington County, Mississippi.[1] [2] [3]

History

The mansion was built in 1857 by W.W. Worthington.[1] [3] It was visited by Union forces in 1863, in the midst of the American Civil War of 1861–1865.[3]

It was turned into the Belmont Hunting Lodge by Mississippi Governor Dennis Murphree in 1946.[1] [3]

It is a wedding & event space, luxury hunting lodge, and bed & breakfast.[1]

Heritage significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 11, 1972.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.visitgreenville.org/things-to-do/historic-locale/architecture-streets-antebellum-homes Visit Greenville: Architecture, Streets & Antebellum Homes
  2. https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ms0158/ Library of Congress: Belmont Plantation
  3. http://www.jgwchpc.com/markers/page05.html Joint Greenville/Washington County Historic Preservation Commission: Belmont Plantation