Walter Place, Holly Springs

Name: Walter Place
Address: Holly Springs, United States

#8 among attractions in Holly Springs

Greek Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture

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Walter Place is a historic mansion in Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States. 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 part of the American Civil War. 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. ()

Built: 1860 (164 years ago)Coordinates: 34°45'58"N, 89°27'17"W

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Walter Place – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Graceland Too, Hillcrest Cemetery, Rust College, Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum.

0.6 miE
Museum
Graceland Too, Holly Springs
15 min walk • Graceland Too was a tourist attraction and shrine dedicated to American singer Elvis Presley. It was located in Holly Springs, Mississippi, forty miles south of the original Graceland, to which it had no affiliation.
0.6 miSE
Cemetery
Hillcrest Cemetery, Holly Springs
15 min walk • Hillcrest Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States. Established in 1837, it is known as the "Little Arlington of the South." It contains the burials of five Confederate generals.
0.8 miNE
Universities and schools
Rust College, Holly Springs
21 min walk • Rust College is a private historically black college in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Founded in 1866, it is the second-oldest private college in the state.
0.7 miNE
34°46'18"N • 89°26'42"W
Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum, Holly Springs
18 min walk • History museum, Museum
1.1 miE
Greek Revival architecture
Wakefield, Holly Springs
29 min walk • Wakefield is a historic mansion in Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA.
~1270 ftE
Greek Revival architecture
Dunvegan, Holly Springs
7 min walk • Dunvegan, a.k.a. Norfleet-Cochran House is a historic "English Basement" cottage in Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA. It was built in 1845 for Jesse P. Norfleet, a cabinetmaker from Virginia who married the daughter of a prosperous Mississippi planter. Norfleet eventually became a planter and local business owner.
0.7 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Bolling–Gatewood House, Holly Springs
18 min walk • The Bolling–Gatewood House is a historic cottage in Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA. It is home to the Ida B. Wells-Barnett Museum, named for former slave, journalist, and suffragist Ida B. Wells.
0.9 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Oakleigh, Holly Springs
23 min walk • Oakleigh is a historic mansion in Holly Springs, Mississippi, USA.

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Which popular attractions are close to Walter Place?

Nearby attractions include Dunvegan, Holly Springs (7 min walk), Hillcrest Cemetery, Holly Springs (15 min walk), Graceland Too, Holly Springs (15 min walk), Bolling–Gatewood House, Holly Springs (18 min walk).