Gloucester, Federal architecture mansion in Natchez, United States.
Gloucester is a mansion in Natchez built in the Federal style with symmetrical proportions and classical design elements visible throughout its structure. The exterior displays balanced windows, refined details, and the restrained elegance typical of early American residential architecture.
The mansion was built in 1803 as an early example of Federal architecture in Mississippi during the young American republic period. Its construction reflects the architectural preferences of Natchez when it was becoming a prosperous trading center.
The mansion represents the social and economic development of Natchez during the early nineteenth century when the city emerged as a center of cotton trade.
Gloucester stands on Lower Woodville Road in South Natchez, south of the city centre, so it is reached by road rather than on foot from downtown. The two-storey front with its columns and large portico is the landmark to look for from the road.
The house was not left untouched: Winthrop Sargent, first Governor of the Mississippi Territory, enlarged it and its gardens in 1808. His son George Washington Sargent was killed inside the house by Union forces during the Civil War.
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