Cedar Grove is a former plantation in

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, Adams County,

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Location

It is located in South East Natchez.

History

The mansion was built in the 1850s for Absalom Sharp (1824-1851), a prominent cotton merchant from

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.Official website: The Main House
Additionally, he owned up to 900 acres of cotton fields and farmland.
Whereas upstairs there used to be a ballroom, it was reconverted into bedrooms as well as a dining-room and a study in the 1870s. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic Places
mdah.ms.gov since March 19, 1982. It now serves as a bed & breakfast.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Houses in Natchez, Mississippi Bed and breakfasts in Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Natchez, Mississippi {{Mississippi-NRHP-stub