Duff Green Mansion Tapestry Tour
Name:
Duff Green Mansion Tapestry Tour
Date:
April 18, 2014
Time:
11:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
Event Description:
This presentation will begin at 11:00 am at 1114 First East Street. One of the region’s most historic homes, the three-story mansion built by skilled slave labor was used as a hospital for both Union and Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Built by Duff Green for his young bride, Mary Lake, the mansion is considered to be Mississippi’s finest example of raised basement Italianate Palladian-style architecture. Tapestry 2014: Duff Green Mansion’s history as a hospital for both Confederate and Union soldiers during the Civil War including the story of a child born to the Green family named Siege. For more information on this event call 601-636-9421 or 800-221-3536.
