Longwood (historic house)
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Longwood is an unfinished 19th-century octagonal mansion in Natchez, Mississippi, famed for its distinctive Moorish Revival architecture and status as the largest octagonal house in the United States.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Longwood House | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
ⓘ
mansion ⓘ museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | Samuel Sloan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalPlanDate | 1859 ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Moorish Revival architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oriental Revival architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Haller Nutt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1861 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1860 ⓘ |
| constructionStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 30,000 square feet ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlacesStatus | listed ⓘ |
| hasPart |
basement
ⓘ
central rotunda ⓘ cupola ⓘ veranda ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Historic Landmark
property contributing to a historic district ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Natchez, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Adams County, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
stucco ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Longwood plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Moorish Revival architectural details
ⓘ
largest octagonal house in the United States ⓘ unfinished upper floors ⓘ |
| NRHPType | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfRoomsCompleted | 9 GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfRoomsPlanned | 32 GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreysAboveGround | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreysBelowGround | 1 GENERATED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Pilgrimage Garden Club of Natchez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Natchez National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForUnfinishedStatus | interruption of construction due to the American Civil War ⓘ |
| roofShape | onion dome ⓘ |
| shape | octagonal ⓘ |
| significantProjectOf | Samuel Sloan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
house museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Longwood House