Springfield Plantation, Federal architecture plantation in Jefferson County, United States

Springfield Plantation is a two-story mansion near Fayette, Mississippi, built between 1786 and 1791 for Thomas M. Green Jr. Its full colonnade across the entire facade, the first of its kind in the Mississippi Valley, is built of clay dug from the land, with hinges, knobs and metal tools made in the plantation's own blacksmith shop.

Thomas M. Green Jr., a Virginia planter, bought the estate in 1784 and had the mansion built between 1786 and 1791, one of the oldest in Mississippi. His slaves built the whole house from clay dug on the land, and its metal hinges, knobs and tools came from the plantation blacksmith. In August 1791 Green's father, a Mississippi Territory magistrate, is said to have married Andrew Jackson and Rachel Donelson there, a claim the sources call disputed.

The main house shows how plantation owners lived during the early 1800s through its layout and design choices. The symmetrical front reflects ideas about order and status that were important to people of that era.

The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which helps protect and maintain it for public access. Check conditions before visiting to understand current access options and what to expect when you arrive.

The house was built entirely by enslaved workers using clay dug from the plantation land, and its hinges, knobs and metal tools were forged in the plantation's own blacksmith shop. Arthur LaSalle, given a lifetime lease in the early 1970s, recalled finding it "occupied by the rats and pigeons, nothing else." He lived there until his death on August 14, 2008.