National Register of Historic Places

Wyolah Plantation

Church Hill, Jefferson County, Mississippi
Listed
May 29, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85001168

About this property

The Wyolah Plantation is a historic Southern plantation in Church Hill, Mississippi, in the United States. It is located off the Mississippi Highway 553. The plantation house at Wyolah was built for Dr. Francis B. Coleman before the American Civil War. The architectural style of the plantation house is Greek Revival. The name "Wyolah" may have been derived from a place in Ireland. Coleman enslaved 81 people in Jefferson County, Mississippi, according to the 1860 census. Coleman maintained a medical practice in Rodney, Mississippi, and at Wyolah. In the WPA Slave Narrative Collection for the state of Arkansas, formerly enslaved Jefferson County resident Peter Brown told of a period when David Hunt enslaved him on Woodlawn Plantation and Coleman treated his parents, who had contracted cholera. In 1846, Coleman went to Mount Locust Plantation in Jefferson County to vaccinate some enslaved people. Coleman and his friend Thomas Affleck published a horticulture-related journal from Wyolah Plantation. Wyolah later passed through several owners, including the Reddy family and the family of Thomas O'Quinn Jr. In 1984, Wyolah was owned by Dr. James W. and Juel F. Delasho and consisted of 110.44 acres, of which 60.44 acres was nominated as a historic site. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 30, 1985. As of 2016, filmmaker Tate Taylor is the owner of Wyolah. "Tour The Help Director Tate Taylor's Renovated 1830s Mississippi Mansion". Architectural Digest. February 2, 2016.

Location

Church Hill, Jefferson County, Mississippi
31.70388, -91.24707

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Nearby Battles

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When was Wyolah Plantation listed on the National Register?

Wyolah Plantation was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 29, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Wyolah Plantation?

Wyolah Plantation is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Wyolah Plantation?

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