Windsor Ruins - Port Gibson, Mississippi
by Ben Prepelka
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Windsor Ruins - Port Gibson, Mississippi
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Ben Prepelka
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Spread over 21,000 acres of land in the Delta of Mississippi and Louisiana, Smith Coffee Daniell II enjoyed tremendous success as a cotton planter in the Antebellum South. His only lasting legacy are these ghostly ruins of Windsor Mansion near Port Gibson, Mississippi. The mansion was one of the most lavish cotton planter's homes of the 19th century. Completed in 1861, Daniell's 23 room mansion was built in a basic Greek revival style, with other architectural elements borrowed from the Italianate and Gothic. Sadly, Daniell only lived in the mansion for a few weeks before he died at the age of 34. The mansion was destroyed by fire in 1890.
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December 24th, 2019
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Sherilyn Harper
Congratulations Ben on being featured in the Any Old Thing From Anywhere Group with this unique line of pillar remains of an old Antebellum mansion, wonderful use of black and white
Morris Finkelstein
Wonderful B&W photograph of the ruins of a 19th century Mississippi mansion, with great light and shadows, architecture, and composition, Ben! F/L
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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