As constructed in 1851, Bontura was a simple, Greek Revival brick townhouse with typical side-hall plan. The picturesque double-tiered cast-iron gallery is a late 19th-century addition. An outstanding feature of the property is the rear carriage house with an arcade of carriage openings.

Standing in greatness on a hillock overlooking the Natchez Trace, Brandon Hall has been restored to its once magnificent splendor. Built by Gerard Brandon III, whose father in 1825, became the first native-born governor of Mississippi.

The largest octagonal home remaining in America, Longwood is a superb example of the mid-nineteenth century “villa in the oriental style”. Construction halted when the Civil War began, causing artisans to leave behind their tools, paint brushes, and lovely Longwood, never to be brought to completion.