Walter Place (Holly Springs, Mississippi)
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Walter Place
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Walter Place in 2014
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| Location | 300 West Chulahoma Avenue, Holly Springs, Mississippi, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 34°45′58.2″N 89°27′17.1″W / 34.766167°N 89.454750°WCoordinates: 34°45′58.2″N 89°27′17.1″W / 34.766167°N 89.454750°W |
| Built | 1860; 1903 |
| Architect | Spires Boling; Theodore C. Link |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Gothic Revival |
| Part of | Southwest Holly Springs Historic District (#83000963) |
| Added to NRHP | April 20, 1983 |
Walter Place is a historic mansion in Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA. Built in 1860 for pro-Union Harvey Washington Walter, the President of the Mississippi Central Railroad, the mansion was the temporary home of Union General Ulysses Grant and his wife Julia Grant during the American Civil War of 1861-1865. Later, it was the summer residence of Oscar Johnson, Jr., the co-founder of the International Shoe Company. A combination of Greek Revival and Gothic Revival architectural styles, it was the most expensive house in Mississippi on the market in 2011.
The mansion is located at 300 West Chulahoma Avenue in Holly Springs, a small town in Marshall County, Northern Mississippi.
Construction on the two-storey mansion began in 1857, and it was completed in 1860. The architect was Spires Boling. He designed it as a combination of Greek Revival and Gothic Revival architectural styles. It has a portico with four Corinthian columns flanked by octagonal turrets on both sides. The tympanum of each tower has lunette windows.
It was built for Colonel Harvey Washington Walter, a lawyer who served as the President of the Mississippi Central Railroad. During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, Walter, who was opposed to secession, invited Union General Ulysses Grant to live in the house. As Confederate General Earl Van Dorn liberated Holly Springs, he was not permitted to enter the house until First Lady Julia Grant had gone outside. Moreover, the house could not be ransacked. As a result, it was used by Confederate personnel and intelligence officers.
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