Belmont Plantation, Antebellum plantation mansion in Washington County, United States.
Belmont Plantation is an antebellum plantation house in Wayside, Washington County, Mississippi, built in 1857 by W.W. Worthington. The two-storey mansion shows Italianate and Greek Revival architectural features, and it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 11, 1972.
The mansion was built in 1857 by W.W. Worthington. In 1863, during the American Civil War of 1861–1865, Union forces raided it. In 1946 Mississippi Governor Dennis Murphree turned the property into the Belmont Hunting Lodge. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 11, 1972.
Belmont Plantation takes its name from the estate itself, and since 1946 it has been run as the Belmont Hunting Lodge, a name given by Mississippi governor Dennis Murphree. Today the house serves as a wedding and event venue and a bed and breakfast, so visitors see rooms used for gatherings and overnight stays rather than as a museum.
Belmont Plantation operates as a wedding and event venue, a hunting lodge and a bed and breakfast, so visits depend on bookings rather than fixed opening hours. It stands in Wayside, Washington County, Mississippi, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 11, 1972.
The house was raided by Union forces in 1863, during the Civil War. In 1946 Mississippi Governor Dennis Murphree turned it into the Belmont Hunting Lodge. It has been on the National Register of Historic Places since April 11, 1972.
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