Wisteria Place (C. 1854)
Wisteria Place (C. 1854)
Circa 1854
This home is distinguished by the six square columns and the
handsome balustrade on the portico and balcony. It has retained its
original kitchen, attached by a breezeway. Wisteria Place was built
by William R. Cannon, who was a Mississippi State Legislator, and
also had served as acting governor. Later, he served as President
of the state Democratic Convention. When he died at the age of 54,
Jefferson Davis, U.S. Secretary of War at the time, said, "I have
lost my best friend."