Longwood (also known as Nutt's Folly), is a historic antebellum octagonal mansion located in Nartchez, MS. Longwood is the largest octagonal house in America. The home is a superb example of the mid-nineteeth century "Oriental Villa" style. The mansion was designed in 1859 and begun in 1860 for wealthy cotton planter Haller Nutt and his wife Julia by Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan.
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