Cedars, The
About this property
The Cedars is an historic early 19th century house in Columbus, Mississippi. The Cedars began as a log cabin whose exact construction date and original owner are unknown but is believed to be c. 1830 and possibly as early as 1818. The first recorded owner was Vardry McBee, who sold the land and cabin to Richard Randolph's great grandson Edward Brett Randolph in 1835. Capt. Randolph was from Virginia and settled near Caledonia, Mississippi in 1825 on a plantation that he named Goshen. Shortly before buying the McBee property, Randolph freed all of his slaves, sending any that wished to go to settle in Liberia. The original log cabin was single-pen, 21 foot square, and made of hewn pine. Randolph and his wife, Elizabeth Bland Beverley, made renovations in 1835–1836, elevating the roof-line an extending the gable end south to add a room. A kitchen was also added. In 1979, the house had a 1+1⁄2-story gable roof front section with a one-story multi-gable rear section. A part of the original log cabin wall could still be seen along a stairway. A brick-wall basement and brick-pier foundation support the house. The house is on its original four-acre lot with a cedar-lined perimeter. The cabin is believed to be the oldest existing house in Columbus and one of the oldest buildings. As of 1979, the house remained in the hands of Captain Randolph's descendants. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Location
Categories
Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Everything a full report reveals about Cedars, The
This page lists Cedars, The. A full Aubrey report for an address near it pulls together this listing alongside battlefield records, land patents, and every other historical record within a chosen radius:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Questions about this property
When was Cedars, The listed on the National Register?
Cedars, The was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 28, 1979.
What type of historic resource is Cedars, The?
Cedars, The is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Cedars, The?
The period of significance for Cedars, The is recorded as the industrial era.
Can I research the history near Cedars, The?
Yes. Aubrey Research reports search National Register listings, battlefield records, land patents, and other primary historical sources within any radius of a US address. A report for an address near Cedars, The will include this listing and all other historical records in the area.
More in Lowndes County
Historic places, battles, and census history across Lowndes County.
Explore LowndesCounty ›More historic places in Mississippi
Browse all historic places in Mississippi.
View Mississippihistoric sites ›Mississippi history
Colonial settlement, territorial period, and statehood narrative.
Mississippihistory ›Research the history near this site
An Aubrey US report for an address near Cedars, The will include this listing alongside battlefield records and other historical sources within your chosen radius.