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Gloucester is a historic mansion in
/ref> David Williams, according to census records of 1782, 1786 and 1792 was one of the wealthiest men in the country at the time. Bellevue was the centerpiece of a 5,000 acre plantation owned by David Williams adjacent to several thousand acres of cotton, tobacco and timber plantations that he owned. Later, the house was inherited by Maria McIntosh Williams, the wife of
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/ref> It was then inherited by their son, George Washington Sargent, who was killed inside the house by Union forces in the
Historic Inventory Resources Fact Sheet
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Houses in Natchez, Mississippi Residential buildings completed in 1803 National Register of Historic Places in Natchez, Mississippi {{Mississippi-NRHP-stub
Natchez, Mississippi
Natchez ( ) is the only city in and the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,520 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located on the Mississippi River across from Vidalia, Louisiana, Natchez was ...
. It is located on Lower Woodville Road in South Natchez. It was designed by local architect Levi Weeks and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1976. With
History
Originally known as Bellevue, the mansion was built for David Williams in 1803.Helen Kerr Kempe, ''The Pelican Guide to Old Homes of Mississippi: Natchez and the South'', Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing, 1989, p. 4/ref> David Williams, according to census records of 1782, 1786 and 1792 was one of the wealthiest men in the country at the time. Bellevue was the centerpiece of a 5,000 acre plantation owned by David Williams adjacent to several thousand acres of cotton, tobacco and timber plantations that he owned. Later, the house was inherited by Maria McIntosh Williams, the wife of
Winthrop Sargent
Winthrop Sargent (May 1, 1753 – June 3, 1820) was an American politician, military officer and writer, who served as List of Governors of Mississippi, Governor of Mississippi Territory from 1798 to 1801, and briefly as acting List of Adjutant ...
(1753–1820), who served as the first Governor of the Mississippi Territory
The Territory of Mississippi was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that was created under an organic act passed by the United States Congress, Congress of the United States. It was approved and signed into law by Presiden ...
from 1798 to 1801. Sargent expanded the house and its gardens in 1808.Steven Brooke, ''The Majesty of Natchez'', Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing, 1999, p. 8/ref>
/ref> It was then inherited by their son, George Washington Sargent, who was killed inside the house by Union forces in the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861May 26, 1865; also known by Names of the American Civil War, other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union (American Civil War), Union ("the North") and the Confederate States of A ...
of 1861–1865.
Architecture
It has two stories, with columns and a largeportico
A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cu ...
on the front.
References
External links
Historic Inventory Resources Fact Sheet
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Houses in Natchez, Mississippi Residential buildings completed in 1803 National Register of Historic Places in Natchez, Mississippi {{Mississippi-NRHP-stub