Summer Trees
{{short description|Historic house in Mississippi, United States}}
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| name = Summer Trees
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| location= Mayhome Road, Red Banks, Mississippi
| coordinates = {{Coord|34.86822|-89.54849|type:landmark_region:US-MS|display=inline,title}}
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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.
References
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Category:Greek Revival houses in Mississippi
Category:Antebellum architecture
Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Marshall County, Mississippi
Category:Houses completed in 1825
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