Heathman Plantation

Heathman Plantation Commissary
Commissary on the Heathman Plantation
Location in Mississippi
Location Heathman, Mississippi
Coordinates 33°26′25.6″N 90°43′07.4″W / 33.440444°N 90.718722°W / 33.440444; -90.718722Coordinates: 33°26′25.6″N 90°43′07.4″W / 33.440444°N 90.718722°W / 33.440444; -90.718722
Built 1848
NRHP reference # 12000923[1]
Added to NRHP 2012

The Heathman Plantation (a.k.a. Dogwood Ridge Plantation and Billups Plantation) was a cotton plantation in Heathman, Mississippi.

Location

The plantation is located at the intersection of Highway 82 and Heathman Road in Heathman near Indianola, Mississippi, in Sunflower County, Mississippi.[2][3][4]

History

In 1848, James Brown built the Dogwood Ridge Plantation as an 8000-acre cotton plantation.[2][3]

In 1871, James Martin Heathman, who was married to Lillie Brown, the daughter of James Brown, purchased the plantation.[2][3] He renamed it the Heathman Plantation.[3] He died in 1885.[2] Three years later, she married J. A. Crawford in 1888.[2]

It was later known as the Billups Plantation.[2]

Heritage significance

The commissary has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 14, 2012.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 11/13/12 through 11/16/12". National Park Service. November 23, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Heathman Plantation, Preservation in Mississippi
  3. 1 2 3 4 Heathman Plantation, Visit Mississippi
  4. 1 2 Historic Resources Inventory


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