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               2008

Tour 4 Times
 9am - 12 : Wednesday, March 26  2 - 5pm : Tuesday, April 1
 9am - 12 : Friday, March 28  2 - 5pm : Thursday, April 3
 2 - 5pm : Sunday, March 30 2 - 5pm : Saturday, April 5

  Errolton

216 3rd Avenue South

Built in the 1840s, Errolton boasts double parlors with original twin pier mirrors which reflect the beautiful chandeliers into infinity. The original wrought iron fence embossed by the builder, William B. Weaver, stands regally in front of the home.

circa 1848
Mr. & Mrs. Keith Gaskin
Mrs. Douglas Bateman
National Register


 

  Colonnade Gardens

620 2nd Street South


Colonnade Garden is typical of the 1860's featuring a boxwood maze, pleasure garden, formal area with fountains, kitchen and herb garden, fruits & berries. Walk through to enjoy the flowers blooming in the footprints of each gardener who lived there in the past.

Circa 1840
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Imes
National Register



 

  The Stephen D. Lee Home - Florence McLeod Hazard Museum
316 7th Street North

Once the home of CSA Gen. Stephen D. Lee, it was restored in 1960 by the Historical Society and the Society for Preservation of Antiques. It is now a house/museum exhibiting Civil War collections and artifacts. (During the remainder of the year, open 10am - 4pm each Friday or by appointment.)

circa 1847
National Register

 

Columbus Historic Foundation
P.O. Box 46
300 Main Street
Columbus, MS 39703
Phone: 662.329.3533
Fax: 662.329.1027
Toll-free: 800.920.3533
Convention & Visitors Bureau
Toll-free: 800.327.2686

This project is funded in part by grants through the Mississippi Humanities Council, the Columbus-Lowndes Convention & Visitors Bureau & the Mississippi Arts Commission.