Linden (Glen Allan, Mississippi) Explained

Linden
Location:One mile north of Glen Allan, Mississippi on county road 69
Coordinates:33.0489°N -91.0306°W
Architect:Alger, E.N.; Davis, H.H.
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:November 12, 1982
Refnum:82000581

Linden is a historic mansion in Glen Allan, Mississippi.[1]

Location

It is located on Lake Washington road Glen Allan, Washington County, Mississippi.[2] [3]

History

Originally, a mansion and plantation owned by Confederate General Wade Hampton III stood on this land.[2] However, in 1914, P. L. Mann, a planter and politician, tore down the mansion to build a new house.[2] It was designed by architects E. N. Alger and H. H. Davis in the Colonial Revival style.[2] [3]

It has been remodelled into a bed and breakfast for visitors known as Linden-on-the-Lake.[2] The current owner is Nancy Bridges.[2]

Heritage significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 12, 1982.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82000581}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Linden]. 2014-11-12. Clinton I. Bagley. PDF. National Park Service. January 5, 1982.
  2. Jim Fraiser, The Majesty of the Mississippi Delta, Pelican Publishing, 2002, p. 48 https://books.google.com/books?id=nHUEgKiss0QC&dq=%22mount+holly%22+mississippi&pg=PA47
  3. http://www.visitgreenville.org/things-to-do/historic-locale/architecture-streets-antebellum-homes Visit Greenville: Architecture, Streets & Antebellum Homes