Montaigne is a historic house in

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, Adams County,

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Location

It is located on Liberty Road in Natchez, Mississippi.

History

The mansion was built in 1855 for General William T. Martin (1823-1910).Caroline Seebohm
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'', February 10, 1991 During the

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of 1861–1865, the mansion was ravaged by Northerners and slaves, who smashed the chandeliers and cut the furniture to use it as firewood.Celeste Ray, ''Southern Heritage on Display: Public Ritual and Ethnic Diversity Within Southern Regionalism'', Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 2003, p. 23

/ref> However, after the war, Gen. Martin restored it, adding Thomas Chippendale, Chippendale furniture, wallpaper by

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, and Egyptian marble mantelpieces. The garden spans 23 acres. It has been added to the

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since December 11, 1974.

Gallery

File:Monteigne, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.jpg, Montaigne, 1938 File:Montaigne Natchez Mississippi NRHP 74001052 front facing.jpg, Front with grounds, 2017 File:Montaigne Natchez Mississippi NRHP 74001052 front left facing.jpg, Front left, 2017 File:Montaigne Natchez Mississippi NRHP 74001052 front right facing.jpg, Front right, 2017

References

External links

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Houses in Natchez, Mississippi Houses completed in 1855 National Register of Historic Places in Natchez, Mississippi {{Mississippi-NRHP-stub