| "Built for Thomas Peagues, Ammadelle was designed by the English architect, Calvert Vaux. The house was begun in 1859, almost completed before the war, and nearly burned in 1864. It can be seen in the 1960 movie Home from the Hill" (see Oxford Walking Tour, p. 4). The asymmetrical façade, irregular floor plan, arched windows with canopies, balconies and balustrades are characteristic of the Italianate style. The house was dsignated a National Historic Landmark on 30 May 1974. "Ammadelle" is included in "Shrines to Yesterday" (1968), "Historic Architecture in Mississippi" (1973) (pp.150-152), "Old Homes of Mississippi, Volume II: Columbus and the North" (1977) (pp. 100-101), "Architecture of the Old South: Mississippi – Alabama" (1989), "Great Houses of Mississippi" (2004) (pp.93-96), "The Majesty of Eastern Mississippi and the Coast" (2004) (pp.11-12), and "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (pp.152-153, NC21). It is mentioned, but not pictured, in "Architecture of the Old South" (summary volume) (1993) (p.311). [HABS: MS-251 (1975)] |