Hope Farm (Natchez, Mississippi)
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| Location | 147 Homochitto Street, Natchez, Mississippi |
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| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1792 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Colonial, Spanish Colonial |
| NRHP Reference # | 75001037[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 22, 1975 |
Hope Farm is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA.
History
The house was built by Carlos de Grand Pré from 1780 to 1792.[2]
In 1926, it was purchased by J. Balfour Miller and his wife, Katherine Grafton Miller,[2] who founded the Natchez Pilgrimage and promoted Natchez as the epitome of the Old South.[3][4]
Heritage significance
The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 22, 1975.[5]
References
- ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Hope Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ↑ Hoelscher, Steven (September 2003). "Making Place, Making Race: Performances of Whiteness in the Jim Crow South". Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 93 (3): 665. JSTOR 1515502. (registration required (help)).
- ↑ Browning, Norma Lee (March 4, 1951). "Quaint Old Natchez. Pre-Civil War Glories Live Again Thru Woman's Dreams". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. 6. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Hope Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
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