This abandoned Mississippi mansion is steeped in tragedy
lovePROPERTY team
20 August 2022
This grand house was left to wrack and ruin
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Early history
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Uncertain origins
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Tragedy strikes
Ralph Clynne [Public domain] / Wikimedia Commons
Ruined entrance
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Elegant space
Courtesy Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Grand construction
Jonathan Haeber/Flickr CC
Changing hands
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Legendary library
Courtesy Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Decaying drawing room
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Gilded splendor
Courtesy Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Preserved for posterity
Courtesy Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Priceless pieces
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Fine staircase
Courtesy Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Wedding gift
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Avid collector
Courtesy Crow's Nest Postcards/eBay
Tragedy strikes again
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National recognition
Courtesy National Register of Historic Places
Absentee owner
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Devastating blaze
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Sorry shell
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Action taken
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A legal lifebelt
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