If you're disabled you can enter through the front but have to walk around the back to gain access. There are ramps there did bring you right into the building. There's a lot to see on the first floor and there is a second floor available but no ADA capability to get to the second floor facing the front of the mansion on the right hand side there is a very nice restaurant where you can get some incredibly good fried chicken. The original owner of this restaurant is also the one who created many of the recipes found on the American steamship paddlewheeler. You could easily spend an hour and a half in this building. They have a very nice little gift shop with some nice historical books if that's what...
Read moreIt was not part of my original idea for my most recent trip to Natchez, but I had to use the restroom desperately. $20 for a 30 minute tour seems a bit steep, and as the Garden Club owns it, the focus of the tour seems to be on the things the Garden Club does, which is all fine and good. Everything seems to be restored to its original style and looks, and the history of the house is covered well, and it is nice that they point out that the kitchen was attached to the house. Clothes from the time frame the house was built and dresses from the current balls they have. It was all...
Read moreCame here on a group tour for dinner. The speaker gave a presentation before and didn’t mention any history of the enslaved people that were a part of the mansion or family’s history. The speaker kept referring to the Civil War as “The war of northern aggression”. Throughout the home there was not a single photo of an enslaved person, but there were photos of the homeowner’s horse. When asked, she mentioned the homeowner was a businessman who made his money off of cotton and “other business ventures”. Ended up leaving before dinner because the whole thing...
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