Van Dorn House
Historic house in Mississippi, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Van Dorn House is a historic hilltop residence in Port Gibson, Mississippi built circa 1830 for Peter Aaron Van Dorn and his wife. He was a lawyer from New Jersey who made his fortune in this area, having a practice, gaining political appointments, and becoming a cotton planter. This was the home for years for his large family in Port Gibson, including son Earl Van Dorn. The latter was a career U.S. Army officer who joined the Confederate Army after the start of the Civil War, ultimately reaching the rank of Major General.
Van Dorn House | |
Location | Van Dorn Dr., Port Gibson, Mississippi |
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Coordinates | 31°56′24″N 91°2′15″W |
Area | 5.6 acres (2.3 ha) |
MPS | Port Gibson MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 71000446[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 21, 1971 |
A historic marker onsite gives the home's date as ca. 1830 and the style as Federal architecture. The residence was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 21, 1971. The owners donated the house and surrounding 5.1 acres to the State of Mississippi Department of Archives and History by December 1972. In 1979 a revised site survey, due to the need to protect the site from development of the surrounding area, expanded the historically relevant site to about 20 acres.[2] The house is located on Van Dorn Drive, named after the father.