Rosswood
Rosswood is a historic Southern plantation in Lorman, Jefferson County, Mississippi.Location
It is located off the Mississippi Highway 552.History
It was built as a cotton plantation for Dr Walter Ross Wade and his wife Mabella Chamberlain. The architectural style of the plantation house, is Greek Revival. It has fourteen rooms, with high ceilings, ten fireplaces, columned galleries, a winding staircase, and original slave quarters. In the antebellum era, Dr Wade and his wife held parties and balls and entertained guests. The property spanned and had 105 slaves. It is now only. During the American Civil War, it served as a hospital for the Confederate States Army.
In 1975, Colonel Walt Hylander and his wife Jean purchased the plantation and restored it. It is now open to the public as a house museum, and used for weddings and special occasions. In March 2019, Rosswood permanently closed to the public and now is a private residence.Heritage significance
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is also a Mississippi Landmark.
