Laurel Hill Plantation (Jefferson County, Mississippi)
The plantation house was built around 1815 for Dr Rush Nutt, a scientist and agriculturalist. Later, it was inherited by his son, Haller Nutt (1816-1864). Rush Nutt developed the cotton hybrid, and was also the first to use steam engine power in operating cotton gins.
It was studied by the Historic American Buildings Survey.
The property is not listed on the National Register of Historic Places, although the National Register's NRIS database shows an entry related to it on January 29, 1983. This may have been a determination of eligibility or a delisting or some other event other than a listing. And the HABS overview page about it states "The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 1973." Further, and perhaps confusingly, another Mississippi plantation of the same name in Adams County is National Register-listed.
References
- ^ Johnson, Walter (2013). River of Dark Dreams. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-04555-2.
- ^ Library of Congress: Laurel Hill Plantation House, Rodney & Red Licks Roads, Rodney, Jefferson County, MS
- ^ "Historic American Buildings Survey: Laurel Hill Plantation House, Rodney & Red Licks Roads, Rodney, Jefferson County, MS". Library of Congress.
- ^ Library of Congress: View from north - Laurel Hill Plantation House, Rodney & Red Licks Roads, Rodney, Jefferson County, MS
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.