Forest Home Plantation

	Forest Home Plantation
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Centreville, Mississippi, U.S.
Area	170 acres (69 ha)
Built	1836
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	82003121[1]
Added to NRHP	March 19, 1982[2]

The Forest Home Plantation is a Southern plantation with a historic house located in Centreville, Mississippi, USA. It spans 1,652 acres.[3]

History

The house was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style circa 1850, when it was acquired by Wilson P. Burton.[2][3] It was acquired by the Crosby Lumber Company in 1943.[3] In 1962, it was purchased by Charles L. Graves.[3] By the 1980s, it was used as a cattle farm. On Friday, March 6, 2015, an electrical fire blazed out of control and burned to the ground. [3]

Architectural significance

The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 19, 1982.[2]

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"Forest Home Plantation". National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
"National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Forest Home Plantation". National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[focus-2] "Forest Home Plantation". National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2015.

[inventory-3] "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Forest Home Plantation". National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2015.