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 NR Status: Contributing Element No.: 1 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 click here for additional information on this district. 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. Included in "Architecture in Claiborne County, Mississippi" (1974) (p.395) and "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (pp.63-64, ND78).

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