Glenfield Plantation

Glencannon
Glenfield Plantation house
Location Jct. of Providence Rd. and Gov. Fleet Rd., Natchez, Mississippi
Area 148.2 acres (60.0 ha)
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 89002322[1]
Added to NRHP February 8, 1990

Glenfield Plantation (originally called Glencannon) is a one-level historic antebellum home in Natchez, Mississippi. Glenfield was built in two distinct architectural periods on a British land grant originally deeded to Henry LeFluer by King George III originally with 400 acres which grew to a 2000-acre working cotton plantation through various ownerships, circa 1774-1812 and 1845-1858.[2] Glenfield was declared on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi in 1990.[3]

Glenfield was purchased in April 1880 by Osborne King Field, Sr. The descendants of Osborne King Field, Sr. and his third wife, Virginia Hamilton Field, still reside at Glenfield today as their private residence. Prior to 1880, Glenfield was called "Glencannon" by its previous owners, William and Jane Shipp Cannon.

Though Natchez, Mississippi surrendered to Union Troops, a skirmish during the Civil War was held here on the grounds of Glenfield (then Glencannon). A bullet hole in the front door, as well as other preserved artifacts, including medals and buttons have been recovered on the grounds bearing evidence to these facts.[4] Union Soldiers had pickets and an encampment on the grounds of Glencannon as written in the Diary of Lucy A. Cannon, the Cannon's 15-year-old daughter. The house has been a historic house museum with tours for the public since 1932, as well as a bed and breakfast since 1992.[5]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Fall Pilgrimage". Natchez Pilgrimage Tour. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mississippi - Adams County". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Record Detail - OPAC Discovery". m60006.eos-intl.net. Retrieved 2015-11-27.
  5. ↑ "Historic Homes". Visit Natchez. Retrieved 5 September 2014.


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