| Constructed in the mid-nineteenth century, Richland is one of the most architecturally significant Greek Revival plantation residences in rural Jefferson County. This significance is based on its relatively high degree of architectural finish in a county where the architectural tradition is decidedly vernacular and on its outstanding integrity. Richland is the only house in southwest Mississippi identified as having its gallery cornice adorned with acroteria, and the house further distinguished from most of the county plantation houses by its brick construction. The ornamental plaster centerpiece of the entrance hallway is interesting in its use of corn ears as decorative motifs. The integrity of the house is outstanding and includes the survival of much of the mid-nineteenth-century decorative scheme including oak-grained doors and white plaster walls. This house was listed on the National Register on 5 July 1984, with 8.26 acres of land. It is included in "Classic Natchez" (1996) (pp. 112-113). |