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Southern Byways

April 5th, 2007

Longwood Mansion, Natchez, Mississippi

In the Mississippi city of Natchez, deep among forest trees dripping with Spanish moss, stands an unfinished “Oriental Villa” known as Longwood. Planned in 1859 for cotton-nabob Dr. Haller Nutt by Philadelphia’s fashionable architect, Samuel Sloan, this eight-sided castle was begun in 1860. Work halted abruptly in 1861, when the Confederate bugles echoed across the […]

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August 16th, 2006

Longwood Mansion, Natchez, Mississippi

“ca. 1860-1861. Lower Woodville Rd. The grandest octagonal house in America. Superb example of mid-19th century Oriental style. Designed for Haller and Julia Nutt, it retains original furnishings. Finial atop dome was reconstructed in 1993 by the Pilgrimage Garden Club. National Historic Landmark.”
Now this is my kind of summer house. ;)
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July 27th, 2006

Sunrise on the Mississippi

Did you know that “Natchez was settled by the French in 1716 and is the oldest permanent settlement on the Mississippi River. Natchez once had 500 millionaires, more than any other city except New York City.”
Seems like another world… definitely not like what I’m seeing outside my office window. Can life really be that relaxing??
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April 9th, 2006

Experiencing Natchez, Mississippi

“Life in Natchez is simple and easy-going punctuated by year round festivals and celebrations.
In Natchez we know life is to be celebrated and our blessings shared. We didn’t invent Southern hospitality in Natchez, we just perfected it! ”
I think I just fell in love with this town. For one thing, I want that house! I […]

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