Linden is a historic mansion in

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Location

It is located at 1 Linden Place in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.

History

The mansion was originally built in 1785, and records have been found going back to 1790.Steven Brooke, ''The Majesty of Natchez'', Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing, 1999, p. 6

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/ref> In 1815, it was rebuilt for Thomas Buck Reed (1787–1829), who served as the

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from Mississippi from January 28, 1826, to March 4, 1827, and again from March 4, 1829, to November 26, 1829; he was also the son-in-law of plantation owner

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(1760–1838). The mansion was known as ''Reedland''. It was then purchased by Dr.

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(1789–1850), another plantation owner who knew Isaac Ross through the

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. Ker expanded the mansion by adding the wings and a ninety-eight-foot gallery. Shortly after he died, it became the residence of Jane Conner and her seven children. She added a two-story brick wing. It was added to the

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on September 1, 1978. It now used as a hotel.''The Mississippi: A Guide to the Inns of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kentucky'', Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1983, p. 4

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Architecture

The house has two stories, with an apartment on each wing. The front porch has a wide gallery with white columns. Inside, there is a painting by

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(1785–1851), and a portrait of Swedish opera singer

Jenny Lind Johanna Maria "Jenny" Lind (6 October 18202 November 1887) was a Swedish opera singer, often called the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she performed in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and a ...

(1820–1887).

References

External links

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Federal architecture in Mississippi Houses completed in 1785 Houses in Natchez, Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Natchez, Mississippi {{Mississippi-NRHP-stub