 Many of Columbus’ most gorgeous homes are open to the public. Tour some of the most beautiful antebellum
homes in the South. (Admission fees may apply.)
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The Stephen D. Lee Home, located at 316 Seventh Street North, was completed in 1847 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Amzi Love/Lincoln Homes Bed & Breakfast and Gardens (c.1848)
305 Seventh Street South
(662) 328-5413 • (800) 920-3533
or call the Tennessee Williams Welcome Center at (662) 328-0222
Open Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. or by appointment.
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Rosedale (c.1856)
1523 Ninth Street South
(800) 920-3533 or call the Tennessee Williams Welcome Center-(662) 328-0222.
Open by appointment with two-day advance scheduling.
Circa 1856
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
This home is considered one of the finest examples of Italianate architecture
in Mississippi. Rosedale has recently been entirely restored to its original
1856 state, including original paint colors and wallpaper patterns. The home
features the nation’s largest furniture collection by American craftsman John
Henry Belter. Open by appointment with two-day advance scheduling.
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Rosewood Manor (c.1835)
719 Seventh Street North
(662) 328-7313 or (662) 364-0705 or call the
Tennessee Williams Welcome Center-(662) 328-0222
Open Monday - Saturday by appointment.
Available for garden receptions.
Circa 1835
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
This home reigns over four-and-a-half acres of landscaped lawn
which includes three thousand boxwoods. Like many homes in Columbus,
it was built on a hill because low places were considered unhealthy.
Rosewood Manor was built for a Yankee bride who would not occupy it;
she said vapors were unhealthy, and returned North. Rosewood Manor
has a Greek Revival façade with a Federal influence. Open
Monday - Saturday by appointment. Available for garden receptions.
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Temple Heights (c.1837)
515 Ninth Street North
(800) 920-3533 or call the Tennessee Williams Welcome Center-(662) 328-0222.
Open Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, 10am-4pm or by appointment.
Circa 1837
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
MISSISSIPPI LANDMARK
Temple Heights is one of the state’s best examples of period restoration. The
classically-designed house combines Federal and Greek Revival features.
The original servant quarters/kitchen as well as a kitchen built in the
1850s remain on the grounds. Temple Heights has been featured in The
Magazine Antiques and on HGTV’s “Old Homes Restored.”Open Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. or by appointment.
Available for meetings and receptions.
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Tennessee Williams Home (c.1875)
300 Main Street
(662) 328-0222
Open Monday-Saturday 8:30am-5pm/Sunday, 12pm-5pm.
The Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center is the first home of
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tennessee Williams. The author made
history with well-known plays such as A Streetcar Named Desire,
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Glass Menagerie.
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Waverley Mansion (c. 1852)
1852 Waverley Mansion Road
(800) 920-3533 or (662) 494-1399 or call the
Tennessee Williams Welcome Center-(662) 328-0222.
Open daily, 9am-5pm.
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Whitehall (c. 1843)
607 3rd Street South.
(800) 920-3533 or call the
Tennessee Williams Welcome Center-(662) 328-0222.
Open Mondays 9:00am-12:00pm.
Circa 1843
NATIONAL REGISTER HISTORIC DISTRICT
This pillared mansion was built near the street, although the property
extended over an entire city block; it includes gardens, stables and
servants quarters. During the Civil War, it served as a hospital for
Confederate soldiers. Whitehall was built by James Walton Harris,
a prominent attorney and Planter. It was later owned by the Harris'
granddaughter, Mrs. T.W. Hardy.
Open Mondays 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.
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