Cotesworth

Cotesworth is a historic mansion in North Carrollton, Mississippi, United States.

For other uses, see Cotesworth (disambiguation).
Cotesworth
The house in 1936
Cotesworth is located in Mississippi
Cotesworth
Cotesworth is located in the United States
Cotesworth
LocationOne mile north of North Carrollton on the old Grenada Road.
Nearest cityNorth Carrollton, Mississippi
Coordinates33°32′13.3″N 89°54′32.5″W
Area900 acres (360 ha)
Built1847
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.78001592[1]
Added to NRHPJune 9, 1978

Location

The mansion is located on Old Grenada Road in North Carrollton, Carroll County, Mississippi.

History

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 Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.[3]

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.[5]

Heritage significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 9, 1978.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#78001592)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Visit Mississippi: Cotesworth
  3. Mary Carol Miller, Must See Mississippi: 50 Favorite Places, Oxford, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 2007, pp. 83-86
  4. 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)
  5. "Cotesworth Center". Archived from the original on 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2015-06-26.


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