Property

Location Information
(for the Van Dorn House)

Name:

Van Dorn House ["The Hill"]

Address:

Van Dorn Drive

City/County:

Port Gibson, Claiborne County

Architectural Information

Construction Date:

c.1830

Architectural Styles(s):

Federal

No. of Stories:

2.5

Registration Information

NR Listing Date:

22 Jul 1979

MPS:	Historic Resources of Port Gibson

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Context/Comments

This house was constructed c.1830 by Peter A. Van Dorn, who was prominent in territorial and early statehood politics. Peter Van Dorn's son, Earl, won fame in both the Mexican and Civil Wars. (He captured General Grant's wife, Julia, at Holly Springs.)

This house is included in "Architecture in Claiborne County, Mississippi" (1974) (p. 74), "The State of Mississippi – Historic Properties" (1982) (p. 7), and "Must See Mississippi" (2007) (pp. 25-27). [HABS: MS-205 (1972)]