Hampton Lea House
Hampton Lea House | |
| Location | Lea Road |
|---|---|
| Nearest city | Magnolia, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 31°06′18″N 90°36′24″W / 31.10500°N 90.60667°W |
| Area | 7.2 acres (2.9 ha) |
| Built | 1859 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002120[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 12, 1984 |
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.[2][3]
History
The Hampton Lea House was built in 1859 for Hampton Muse Lea (1810–1886), and is a two-story structure in a Greek Revival style with eight rooms and four fireplaces.[4][5] It was on a 200 acres (81 ha) plantation.[4] As of 1984, the house sits on 7.2 acres (2.9 ha).[4]
The "I" style floorplan shares traits with other Greek Revival homes found in the Piedmont, South Carolina where some Amite residents came from.[4] In 1992, Mississippi's state historical preservation officer said the close similarity to Tanglewood indicated that the house was constructed by the same builder.[6]
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.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Lea, Hampton, House". NPGallery, Digital Asset Management System.
- ^ "Hampton Lea House". Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH).
- ^ a b c d "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hampton Lea House". National Park Service. Retrieved October 15, 2025. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "May 15, 1994, page 93 - Enterprise-Journal at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
- ^ "Mar 06, 1992, page 4 - Enterprise-Journal at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. March 6, 1992. Retrieved October 4, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lea, George Silvester (1992). Lea Family Civil War Letters.
- ^ "Finding Aids: Lea Family Civil War Manuscript (Z/2237)". Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH). Retrieved October 15, 2025.