Lansdowne is a historic mansion that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi. It was originally built as the owner's residence on a 727-acre antebellum plantation, and is still owned and occupied by the descendants of the builder.LocationIt is located on Marshall Road, one mile north of the Natchez city limits.HistoryGeorge M. Marshall, a Princeton University graduate, and his new bride Charlotte Hunt built the mansion on 727 acres previously known as the 'Ivy Tract' in 1852-1853, having been given the land by Charlotte's rich, planter, father David Hunt (1779-1861). The plantation was named after the couple's English friend, the Marquess of Lansdowne, probably because it made them feel like English landed gentry. Lansdowne adjoined Homewood Plantation, which belonged to Charlotte's sister Catherine. Before the American Civil War of 1861-1865, Lansdowne Plantation's cash crop was cotton. The plantation was 727 acres in size. Not being one of David Hunt's biggest plantations, he gave Charlotte and George another plantation across the Mississippi River in Louisiana as well. Their Louisiana Plantation was Arcola in Tensas Parish near the Mississippi River town of Waterproof.
"Historic home built in 1853 owned and occupied by descendants of original owners.Cotton plantation 1870s to 1960.Private home with original furnishings, faux bois paint finishes and wallpaper. Overnight lodging/vacation rentals in dependencies."
