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