National Register of Historic Places

Lea, Hampton, House

Magnolia, Amite County, Mississippi
Listed
July 11, 1984
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
84002120

About this property

Hampton Lea House is a historic residence and former plantation house in the city of Magnolia, Mississippi in Amite County. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 12, 1984. The Hampton Lea House was built in 1859 for Hampton Muse Lea (1810–1886). A two-story structure in a Greek Revival style, it has eight rooms and four fireplaces. It was on a 200 acres (81 ha) plantation. As of 1984, the house sits on 7.2 acres (2.9 ha). The "I" style floorplan shares traits with other Greek Revival homes found in the Piedmont, South Carolina where some Amite residents came from. In 1992, Mississippi's state historical preservation officer said the close similarity to Tanglewood indicated that the house was constructed by the same builder. Hampton Muse Lea's letters to his son George serving in the American Civil War (1861–1865) were published in the book, Lea Family Civil War Letters (1992), these letters had been discovered in the Hampton Muse Lea home. National Register of Historic Places listings in Amite County, Mississippi

Location

Magnolia, Amite County, Mississippi
31.10509, -90.60690

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Sources

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Nearby Battles

Grierson's Raid — Magnolia, Mississippi
1863Civil War
9.1 mi
Grierson's Raid — Osyka Skirmish
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10.8 mi
Grierson's Raid — Liberty, Mississippi Skirmish
1863Civil War
12.1 mi
Skirmish at Liberty
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12.4 mi

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When was Lea, Hampton, House listed on the National Register?

Lea, Hampton, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 11, 1984.

What type of historic resource is Lea, Hampton, House?

Lea, Hampton, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Lea, Hampton, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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