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Tapestry
Sundays
10:00
a.m.
Sundays, March 14, 21 & 28
Bazsinsky House
1022 Monroe Street
at
Grove Street
Joseph
Bazsinsky acquired the
property and built his townhouse there as a wealthy
bachelor in 1840. In 1850, Bazsinsky
married Adeline Levy from
New Orleans
, and the house grew as their family grew to include
17 children. The property remained in the same
family for four generations until the early 21st
Century and is an excellent example of the
architectural mysteries created by changing times,
needs, and desires.
Tapestry
2010
: A view of
Vicksburg
's latest tour home.
11:00a.m.
Sundays, March 14,
21 & 28
Cedar Grove, circa 1840
2200 Oak Street
Built
by John Alexander Klein, Cedar Grove was presented
to his bride, Elizabeth, who was General Sherman’s
niece. The impressive Roman Revival mansion was
completed 18 years later to become the largest and
most beautiful estate in
Vicksburg
. During the Civil War it was struck by a Union
cannonball that is still embedded in the home’s
parlor wall today. After the surrender of
Vicksburg
, following the Siege, Cedar Grove was used as
military headquarters by General Sherman, and has
been visited by many other notables, including
Jefferson Davis. The estate features five acres with
formal gardens, gazebos, fountains and courtyards.
Tapestry
2010
Presentation:
Features a tasting of period foods and spirits.
1:00
.pm.
Sundays, March 14, 21 & 28
Annabelle,
circa 1868
501 Speed Street
Victorian
Italianate located on the bluffs overlooking the
majestic
Mississippi River
furnished with beautiful family heirlooms, many
original to the house. Built in 1868 for Madison
Klein, the property was part of Cedar Grove which
was owned by his parents, John and Elizabeth Klein.
Tapestry
2010
Presentation:
Features the owner’s collection of vintage
Victorian and pieces of silver from John Klein's
jewelry establishment.
2:00
p.m.
Sundays, March 14, 21 & 28
The
Old
Court
House
Museum
/ Eva W. Davis Memorial, circa 1858
1008 Cherry Street
The
Old
Court
House
Museum
showcases thousands of artifacts in 15,000 square
feet of exhibits with nine rooms filled with
exciting pieces that detail the history of the
region and the city from pre-historic Native
Americans through the 20th Century. The courtroom
features an ornate cast iron judge’s dais and
railings. On the grounds a local planter, Jefferson
Davis, launched his illustrious political career,
and from the clock tower Union troops raised the
Stars and Stripes on July 4, 1863, signifying the
end of the 47-day Siege of Vicksburg.
Tapestry
2010
Presentation:
Features a guided tour by the curator, and a tasting
of delicacies from the
Old
Court
House
Museum
’s cookbook, “Moore Groceries.”
3:00
p.m.
Sundays, March 14, 21 & 28
Duff
Green
Mansion
,
circa 1856
1114 First
East Street
One
of the region’s most historic homes, the
three-story mansion built by skilled slave labor was
used as a hospital for both
Union
and Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Built
by Duff Green for his young bride,
Mary
Lake
, the mansion is considered to be
Mississippi
’s finest example of raised basement Italianate
Palladian-style architecture.
Tapestry
2010
Presentation: Features a demonstration of medical practices during the Civil
War featuring authentic medical and surgical
instruments.
4:00 p.m.
Sundays, March 14, 21, & 28
Linden
Plantation
Gardens
505 Duncan Road
The
ten acres of formal and informal gardens at the
plantation that has been in the Brabston
family since 1827 includes century-old red cedars,
magnolias, and rare native plants. Listed on
the national Audubon birding map,
Linden
's
Plantation
Gardens
presents two traditional forms of French and English
landscape.
Tapestry 2010
Presentation: Featuring its French and English Modern Landscapes, garden tour
and tour of home.
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