Selma Plantation
{{short description|Historic house in Mississippi, United States}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Selma Plantation House
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| image = Selma Plantation House.jpg
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| location= 467 Selma Road, Natchez, Mississippi, U.S.
| locmapin = Mississippi#USA
| built = c. {{Start date|1811}}
| architecture = Federal
| added = June 15, 1989{{cite web|url=http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/89000207 | title =Selma Plantation House |publisher=National Park Service| access-date= December 10, 2015}}
| area = {{convert|55.3|acre}}
| refnum = 89000207{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
The Selma Plantation is a Southern plantation with a historic cottage located in Natchez, Mississippi, USA.
History
The house was built circa 1811 by Gerard Chittocque Brandon.{{cite web|url=http://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=b8373c42-f57b-48cb-a7ce-2c56551b0198 | title =National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Selma Plantation House |publisher=National Park Service| access-date= December 10, 2015}} His son, Gerard Brandon, served as the governor of Mississippi from 1825 to 1826, and again from 1826 to 1832. The property remained in the Brandon family until 1875.
Architectural significance
The cottage was designed in the Federal architectural style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 15, 1989.
The home is also a Mississippi Landmark property.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Mississippi Landmarks|url=https://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/Public/prop.aspx?id=2207&view=facts&y=777|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=}}
References
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Category:Plantation houses in Mississippi
Category:Houses in Natchez, Mississippi
Category:Federal architecture in Mississippi
Category:Antebellum architecture
Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Natchez, Mississippi
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