Mount Olive (Natchez, Mississippi)


Mount Olive
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates	31°37′14″N 91°20′27″W / 31.62056°N 91.34083°W / 31.62056; -91.34083Coordinates: 31°37′14″N 91°20′27″W / 31.62056°N 91.34083°W / 31.62056; -91.34083
Area	6.3 acres (2.5 ha)
Built	1840 (1840)
NRHP Reference #	80002194^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 28, 1980

Mount Olive is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA.

History

The land belonged to William Foster in the early 19th century.^[2] By 1840, it was inherited by his great-niece, Eliza Tannehill Foster and her husband, Emmanuel Rigillio.^[2] The couple built a great house on the plantation from 1840 to 1843.^[2] It stayed in the Foster family until 1978, when it was sold to Bernard P. Wood.^[2]

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 28, 1980.^[3]

References

↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 3 4 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Mount Olive". National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
↑ "Mount Olive". National Park Service. Retrieved June 21, 2016.

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