Annandale Plantation, Plantation in Madison, Mississippi, United States

Annandale Plantation is a historic plantation site in Madison, Mississippi, known for its Chapel of the Cross, a Gothic Revival structure from 1852. The original plantation house, built for Margaret Louisa Thompson Johnstone in the mid-1800s, burned in the 1920s and was replaced by a modern residence in the mid-20th century.

The Johnstone family moved from North Carolina to Mississippi around 1820 and settled at Mannsdale in 1840, where they established the plantation. The original house was lost to fire in the 1920s, and the chapel, completed in 1852, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

The Chapel of the Cross was built by Margaret Louisa Thompson Johnstone in memory of her husband and later given to the Episcopal Diocese along with the surrounding land. Today, the small Gothic Revival building remains a place of worship and a landmark for the local community.

The site is best explored on foot, with the chapel as the main focal point and the surrounding grounds offering space to walk. Visitors should check ahead for opening times, as the chapel may only be open on certain days or by arrangement.

The chapel's surrounding land, about 10 acres, was deeded to the Episcopal Diocese, a detail that explains why the church still stands apart from the later residential development. Visitors often miss that the current house on the property is a mid-20th-century replacement, not the original antebellum home.