Property

Location Information
(for the Shaifer House)

Name:

Shaifer House

Address:

Port Gibson Battlefield

City/County:

Port Gibson vic., Claiborne County

Architectural Information

Construction Date:

c.1840

Architectural Styles(s):

Greek Revival

Registration Information

NHL Listing Date:

05 Apr 2005

NR Listing Date:

03 Nov 1972

NR District Name:

Port Gibson Battle Site (2005)

NR Status:

Contributing

Element No.:

View National Register Nomination Form

Mississippi Landmark Information

Designated:

10-11-1985

Recorded:

12-02-1985

Book/Vol. No.:

V. 11-T, p. 438

Local Designation Information

Local District Name:

Port Gibson Battlefield

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Context/Comments

The Shaifer House, built about 1840, is the only surviving antebellum building within the site of the Battle of Port Gibson.

It is a contributing component of the Port Gibson Battle Site, which was listed on the National Register in 1972 and was designated as a National Historic Landmark in 2005. The house was designated as a Mississippi Landmark in 1985.

It is included in "Architecture in Claiborne County, Mississippi" (1974) (p.395), "The State of Mississippi – Historic Properties" (1982) (p. 5), and "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (pp.63-64, ND78).

Brief Description

The house is a wood-frame galleried planter's cottage built about 1840.