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Longwood (Natchez, Mississippi)

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The most fascinating house in Natchez … is the ghostly masterpiece of Longwood. The home was to include architectural features that were ahead of their time: The exterior double walls were 27 inches thick with a 5-inch air space to leave room for sliding glass windows to provide maximum ventilation.
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Running water was to have been brought into the house via pipes connected to the dome on the roof, in which rainwater could be stored.
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Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Mississippi
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The inspiration for Longwood: Sloan's "Oriental Villa" as it appeared in his 1852 book,
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Accompanying 13 images, exterior and interior, from 1960, 1969, 1975, and undated.
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Haller Nutt's never-finished Natchez home, Longwood, was the last burst of
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opulence before war and the federal ban on enslaving people brought the
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of Russell Edgington, the Vampire King of Mississippi and Louisiana.
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Longwood in its unfinished state illustrates the impact of the
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by the Pilgrimage Garden Club; it is also available for rent.
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National Register of Historic Places in Natchez, Mississippi
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Mississippi Landmark

Longwood (Natchez, Mississippi) is located in Mississippi
Longwood (Natchez, Mississippi) is located in the United States
31°32′12″N 91°24′17″W / 31.53667°N 91.40472°W / 31.53667; -91.40472
Samuel Sloan
69000079
antebellum
octagonal
mansion
Natchez
Mississippi
United States
enslaved people
National Register of Historic Places
National Historic Landmark
octagonal
byzantine
onion-shaped
dome

Samuel Sloan
Philadelphia
planter
Haller Nutt
American Civil War
Southern
cotton barons

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