Longwood

  • Also Known As: Nutt's Folly

  • Address: 140 Lower Woodville Rd
  • Vicinity: 1.5 mi SE of Natchez
  • Hours: Tours Every 30 minutes 9 am - 4:30 pm
  • Phone: 601.445.5151
  • Travel Genus: Sight , Visit
  • Sight Category: Museums
  • Activity Category: Tour
  • Available for private functions


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1860/00/00 Samuel Sloan (architect) Architect Construction begins on Longwood, built for Haller and Julia Nutt, construction was halted in 1861 due to rising tensions over the Civil War

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Particulars for Longwood:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Italianate Villa Revival
Architectural Style Moorish Revival
Level of Significance National
Architectural Style Octagon Mode
Owner Private
Historic Use Secondary structure
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 16th December 1969

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Longwood
Registry Address: 1.5 mi. SE of Natchez
Registry Number: 69000079
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Sloan,Samuel
Architectural Style: Octagon mode, Italian villa, Other
Attribute: Moorish Revival
Area in Acres: 86
Contributing Buildings: 4
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark, National Landmark boundary approved
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1850-1874
Significant Year: 1860, 1862
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling, Secondary structure
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum

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Activity Category Tour

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