Rosswood Plantation, 2513 Red Lick Road, Lorman 39096, Mississippi, USA
Rosswood Plantation
2513 Red Lick Road, Lorman 39096, Mississippi, USA
+1 601 4374215, +1 601 4376888
http://www.rosswood.net
2513 Red Lick Road, Lorman 39096, Mississippi, USA
+1 601 4374215, +1 601 4376888
http://www.rosswood.net
General and in-room facilities and services available at Rosswood Plantation
summer garden
summer terrace/patio
fax services
outdoor swimming pool
jacuzzi tub
rooms for non-smokers
suitable for disabled guests
luggage storage
garage places on site
quiet surroundings
credit/debit cards accepted
television set in room
telephone in room
internet connection in room
air conditioner in room
tea and coffee making facilities
en-suite/private bathroom
Some excerpts from the website of Rosswood Plantation that might be useful
Mrs. Hylander shows the bed rooms. Mrs. Hylander shows the dining room. Rosswood;s four guest rooms are upstairs in the mansion, with canopied beds, Oriental rugs and antique furnishings. Each room has a private bath, TV/VCR, air conditioning and electric heat, and ceiling fan. Guests enjoy relaxing and watching deer from the spacious top gallery, wake-up coffee served in the room, and a full plantation breakfast served on fine china, linen and silver in the main dining room. They receive a guided tour of the home and slave quarters, an opportunity to browse through Doctor Wade;s plantation diary, and they are welcome to use the swimming pool and spa (jacuzzi). There is a stocked lake on the estate and some nature trails through the forests (and a metal detector if they would like to search for the buried treasure). Children are welcome. Rosswood is quiet and secluded, and it is ideal for honeymoons and anniversaries. Additional amenities include: Library of videotapes. Christmas Gift Shop Wedding and reception facilities are available. VISA, Mastercard, and checks accepted. ROSSWOOD PLANTATION received three diamonds from inspection by AAA.
2513 Red Lick Road, Lorman, MS 39096 MANSION TOURS -- BED AND BREAKFAST -- CHRISTMAS TREES Phone: 601-437-4215 -- Fax: 601-437-6888 -- Email: For reservations call 1-800-533-5889. NOTE: Rosswood Plantation is open March thru November only. All rates are for single or double occupancy. Extra person in room $35 each. All rooms non-smoking. Children welcome, but no pets allowed. Mansion is handicapped-accessible for tours, but bedrooms are not. Deposit of one night;s lodging (personal check or credit card number) is required. VISA and Mastercard are accepted. All reservations are confirmed, if time allows. Reservations not used and not cancelled five days prior to arrival may result in loss of deposit. Check-in time is from 2 P.M. to 5 P.M., and check-out time is 11 A.M.. To make a reservation, or to check availability, complete the form to the right and click Submit. Additional Information
Rosswood was a thriving cotton plantation of 1250 acres, long before the Civil War, with 105 slaves working the fields. It now has 100 acres of rolling fields and stately trees, where deer and other wildlife abound. Intro. to Rosswood Plantation. The Rosswood Mansion is a classic Greek revival home of 14 rooms, with 14 foot ceilings, 10 fireplaces, columned galleries, a winding stairway, and original slave quarters. Completely restored and furnished with beautiful antiques and unusual items collected around the world, it has been home since 1975 for Colonel Walt Hylander and his wife Jean, who share its heritage and their treasures with their guests. Rosswood is a Mississippi Landmark, and it qualified for the National Register both historically and architecturally. It has been named The Prettiest Place in the Country and featured on the Travel Channel on television. The original owner, Doctor Walter Ross Wade, kept a journal that describes his courtship and marriage of Mabella Chamberlain and their plantation life before and during the Civil War. Guests may read about parties and balls, the construction of the mansion, a slave revolt, a Civil War battle when the mansion became a hospital, treasure buried and lost, two ghosts, and how a cotton plantation was managed in days that now are gone with the wind.. Mr. Hylander talks about the history of Rosswood Plantation.
These friendly people, and this historic 1857 cotton plantation mansion... invite you to experience the life of the Old South in an elegant bed and breakfast inn. Rosswood Plantation near Natchez and Vicksburg, Mississippi. Design is Copyright © 1997-2000. Internet Doorway, Inc. Content is Copyright © 1997-2000 by Rosswood Plantation
First Presbyterian Church, Port Gibson with golden hand pointing to Heaven. Windsor Ruins The grandest mansion in the region, lost to fire 1890. Rosswood is located midway between Natchez and Vicksburg, two miles east of US 61 on State Route 552. It is 1 ½ hours from Jackson, 3 hours from New Orleans, and 5 hours from Memphis. If you need specific directions, call ahead to us at 1-800-533-5889 (WARNING: some MapQuest maps show Rosswood in the wrong place). Port Gibson (10 miles north), Natchez and Vicksburg have antebellum homes, Civil War battlefields and other attractions for visitors to enjoy, plus fine restaurants. At Lorman is the unexplored site of The Battle of the Cotton Bales, when Rosswood was used as a hospital for wounded on both sides. The South won that one, and chased the Union forces back to the Mississippi River, 15 miles to the west. Also nearby are the awesome ruins of Windsor, the grandest mansion in the whole region. Built in 1859 by David Shroder two years after he finished Rosswood, Windsor survived the war but was lost to fire in 1890. Click here for a map to Rosswood Plantation
I-20 west to Vicksburg, US 61 south to Lorman (80 miles) or I-20 west to Natchez Trace, Natchez Trace south to MS 552 (75 miles). US 61 north to Lorman (30 miles). US 61 south to Lorman (40 miles). I-55 north to Summit, MS US 98 west to Roxie, MS 33 north to Fayette, US 61 north to Lorman (165 miles). If you need specific directions, call ahead to us at 1-800-533-5889. (WARNING: Some MapQuest maps show Rosswood in the wrong place).
2513 Red Lick Road, Lorman, MS 39096 MANSION TOURS -- BED AND BREAKFAST -- CHRISTMAS TREES Phone: 601-437-4215 -- Fax: 601-437-6888 -- Email: For reservations call 1-800-533-5889. NOTE: Rosswood Plantation is open March thru November only. All rates are for single or double occupancy. Extra person in room $35 each. All rooms non-smoking. Children welcome, but no pets allowed. Mansion is handicapped-accessible for tours, but bedrooms are not. Deposit of one night;s lodging (personal check or credit card number) is required. VISA and Mastercard are accepted. All reservations are confirmed, if time allows. Reservations not used and not cancelled five days prior to arrival may result in loss of deposit. Check-in time is from 2 P.M. to 5 P.M., and check-out time is 11 A.M.. To make a reservation, or to check availability, complete the form to the right and click Submit. Additional Information
Rosswood was a thriving cotton plantation of 1250 acres, long before the Civil War, with 105 slaves working the fields. It now has 100 acres of rolling fields and stately trees, where deer and other wildlife abound. Intro. to Rosswood Plantation. The Rosswood Mansion is a classic Greek revival home of 14 rooms, with 14 foot ceilings, 10 fireplaces, columned galleries, a winding stairway, and original slave quarters. Completely restored and furnished with beautiful antiques and unusual items collected around the world, it has been home since 1975 for Colonel Walt Hylander and his wife Jean, who share its heritage and their treasures with their guests. Rosswood is a Mississippi Landmark, and it qualified for the National Register both historically and architecturally. It has been named The Prettiest Place in the Country and featured on the Travel Channel on television. The original owner, Doctor Walter Ross Wade, kept a journal that describes his courtship and marriage of Mabella Chamberlain and their plantation life before and during the Civil War. Guests may read about parties and balls, the construction of the mansion, a slave revolt, a Civil War battle when the mansion became a hospital, treasure buried and lost, two ghosts, and how a cotton plantation was managed in days that now are gone with the wind.. Mr. Hylander talks about the history of Rosswood Plantation.
These friendly people, and this historic 1857 cotton plantation mansion... invite you to experience the life of the Old South in an elegant bed and breakfast inn. Rosswood Plantation near Natchez and Vicksburg, Mississippi. Design is Copyright © 1997-2000. Internet Doorway, Inc. Content is Copyright © 1997-2000 by Rosswood Plantation
First Presbyterian Church, Port Gibson with golden hand pointing to Heaven. Windsor Ruins The grandest mansion in the region, lost to fire 1890. Rosswood is located midway between Natchez and Vicksburg, two miles east of US 61 on State Route 552. It is 1 ½ hours from Jackson, 3 hours from New Orleans, and 5 hours from Memphis. If you need specific directions, call ahead to us at 1-800-533-5889 (WARNING: some MapQuest maps show Rosswood in the wrong place). Port Gibson (10 miles north), Natchez and Vicksburg have antebellum homes, Civil War battlefields and other attractions for visitors to enjoy, plus fine restaurants. At Lorman is the unexplored site of The Battle of the Cotton Bales, when Rosswood was used as a hospital for wounded on both sides. The South won that one, and chased the Union forces back to the Mississippi River, 15 miles to the west. Also nearby are the awesome ruins of Windsor, the grandest mansion in the whole region. Built in 1859 by David Shroder two years after he finished Rosswood, Windsor survived the war but was lost to fire in 1890. Click here for a map to Rosswood Plantation
I-20 west to Vicksburg, US 61 south to Lorman (80 miles) or I-20 west to Natchez Trace, Natchez Trace south to MS 552 (75 miles). US 61 north to Lorman (30 miles). US 61 south to Lorman (40 miles). I-55 north to Summit, MS US 98 west to Roxie, MS 33 north to Fayette, US 61 north to Lorman (165 miles). If you need specific directions, call ahead to us at 1-800-533-5889. (WARNING: Some MapQuest maps show Rosswood in the wrong place).
