Montpellier (Natchez, Mississippi)

Montpellier is a historic plantation house built as the main residence and headquarters of a forced-labor farm in Natchez, Mississippi. It was built in the 1840s in the Greek Revival architectural style for Charles Whitmore, an English-born planter and enslaver.[1][2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 18, 1979.[3]

References

  1. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Montpellier". National Park Service. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. Swearingen, Mack (May 1935). "Thirty Years of a Mississippi Plantation: Charles Whitmore of "Montpelier"". The Journal of Southern History. 1 (2): 198–211. doi:10.2307/2191726. JSTOR 2191726.
  3. "Montpellier". National Park Service. Retrieved June 15, 2016.


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