Summer Trees

{{short description|Historic house in Mississippi, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

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| location= Mayhome Road, Red Banks, Mississippi

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| architecture = Greek Revival

| added = January 19, 1979

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| refnum = 79001331[http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/79001331 "Asset detail: Summer Trees".] [http://focus.nps.gov/ National Park Service: Focus.] Retrieved 2015-11-17.

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Summer Trees is a historic mansion near Red Banks, Mississippi.

Location

The mansion is located on Mayhome Road near Red Banks, Mississippi.{{cite web |title=Summer Trees |url=http://focus.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/79001331 |website=National Park Service | accessdate=26 August 2015}}

History

The mansion was built from 1820 to 1825.{{cite book |last= Federal Writers Project |date=1938 |title=Mississippi: A Guide To The Magnolia State |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f75FrkfnB_gC&q=%22summer+trees%22+%22red+banks%22&pg=PA440 |publisher=Somerset Publishers |page=440 |isbn=9780403026258 }} It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style.{{cite web |url=https://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/nom/prop/23160.pdf |title= National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Summer Trees | website = Mississippi Department of Archives and History |access-date= September 4, 2015}} It was purchased by Washington S. Taylor, the son of Sanders Washington Taylor, in 1851. Taylor sold it to pay off debts in the 1880s.

The mansion was left vacant from 1900 to 1935, until it was purchased by Mr and Mrs Neely Grant. The Grants restored it. In 1969, they sold it to Mr and Mrs Alfred Cowles, Jr.

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 19, 1979.

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