Cotesworth
Cotesworth | |
 The house in 1936 | |
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| Location | One mile north of North Carrollton on the old Grenada Road. |
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| Nearest city | North Carrollton, Mississippi |
| Coordinates | 33°32′13.3″N 89°54′32.5″W / 33.537028°N 89.909028°W |
| Area | 900 acres (360 ha) |
| Built | 1847 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001592[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 9, 1978 |
Cotesworth is a historic mansion in North Carrollton, Mississippi, United States.
Location[edit]
The mansion is located on Old Grenada Road in North Carrollton, Carroll County, Mississippi.
History[edit]
The mansion was built as an inn in the 1840s.[2][3] In 1847, it was acquired by local lawyer[4] and future United States Senator James Zachariah George, who turned it into a Greek Revival mansion.[2] He named it after Cotesworth P. Smith.[5]
Two decades after the end of the American Civil War, Senator George built "a free-standing hexagonal library" on the grounds.[2]
The mansion remained in the ownership of Senator George's family until 2013. In that year, Katharine Saunders Williams, his great-great-granddaughter, made a generous donation of the property to create the Cotesworth Culture and Heritage Center. This donation allowed for the establishment of a center dedicated to preserving and promoting the cultural and historical heritage associated with Cotesworth Mansion.[6]
Heritage significance[edit]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 9, 1978.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#78001592)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Visit Mississippi: Cotesworth
- ^ Mary Carol Miller, Must See Mississippi: 50 Favorite Places, Oxford, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 2007, pp. 83-86
- ^ a b Mary McCahon Shoemaker (October 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Cotesworth" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-06-27. Five Photos (1977-1978)
- ^ Timothy B. Smith, "James Z. George: Mississippi's Great Commoner," University Press of Mississippi, 2012, chapter four.
- ^ "Cotesworth Center". Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
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