- Stanton Hall
Infobox_nrhp | name =Stanton Hall
nrhp_type =nhl
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caption = Stanton Hall in 1940
location= High Street,Natchez, Mississippi
locmapin = Mississippi
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built =1851
architect= Unknown
architecture= Late Victorian
designated=May 30 ,1974 cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1518&ResourceType=Building
title=Stanton Hall |accessdate=2007-10-23|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added =May 30 ,1974 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=74002254Stanton Hall, also known as Belfast, is an especially opulent antebellum mansion in
Natchez, Mississippi . It was built during 1851-1857 for Frederick Stanton, a cotton broker. Reportedly, a chartered ship was used to transport from Europe the moldings, marble fireplace mantles, wrought ironwork, and other building materials and furnishings purchased for the house.The house was declared a
National Historic Landmark in 1974.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/74002254.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Stanton Hall] |308 KB|date=January 8, 1974 |author=Paul Goeldner |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/74002254.pdf Accompanying 3 photos, exterior and interior, from 1973 and undated.] |1.35 MB]It occupies a full block on High Street between Pearl and Commerce Streets in Natchez, and is operated as a house museum.
References
External links
* [http://www.natchezmansions.com/html/stanton_hall.html Stanton Hall, at NatchezMansions.com]
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