Merrehope Mansion Mississippi
Merrehope is a stately, 20-room Neoclassical Revival mansion, restored and furnished by the town of Meridian Restorations Foundation, Inc. It features unusual woodwork and a handsome stairway, columns. and mantels.
I love exploring places like this during our travels. The architecture alone is quite beautiful I think. We did not go into this home at the time of our visit. But we did get a chance to visit with one of the tour guides as he was just pulling up to the house when we were looking around.
He mentioned Christmas time is their most popular time as it is decorated from head to toe inside. But the sad news is, the state of Mississippi won’t give any money to keep this estate up, as far as grants and such.
He was telling us that it does cost a lot to keep it maintained, like painting it and finding folks to just mow the lawn in the summer months. It is all volunteers that keep it going now. It is the last home of its kind standing in the area.
He also mentioned that they rarely see young folk come by anymore to learn the history of the home. He said they are just not interested in stuff like this. I do thank the kind gentleman for taking time to talk to us here. A beautiful place for sure.
Merrehope Mansion Mississippi
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Very stately looking, but what a shame no funds are there to keep it going and they must rely on volunteers, but thank goodness for volunteers.
Yes, the gentleman that gives the tours wad so kind and knowledgeable of the history of this area, he was a joy to listen to.
That’s nice that he is enthusiastic about explaining about this mansion – that makes all the difference in the world. Years ago I applied to be a docent at Greenfield Village as I thought it would be interesting, just a couple of afternoons a week as it was close to where I went to college at the time, but you had to be a citizen, so never got in. Every docent had a ton of stuff to memorize about where stood – if it was a vintage building, like Thomas Edison’s workshop, you wore a costume from that period, but in the museum you wore a black skirt and white shirt.
That is a beautiful place Thanks for showing it to us 🤣😎🙃
You are very welcome Mr. Ohh, 😊
Thank you for this, Sandra. I’m glad there are still people around who value these structures of the past and strive to maintain them. It is sad that so much history is being wiped out intentionally. The South is a great place. So is Texas. Both are filled with wonderful friendly people.
Yes, we are always searching for the old and the new. I am drawn to the old more. As you say, the history of just a little thing like a gate, makes me think of all the people who have passed by here. Reminds me of how fleeting our time here on earth is. 😊
Given some of the things young people are so passionate about these days, you can tell they have no interest in learning history… Beautiful pictures.
Yes, that is so true. I loved going to museums even when I was younger. I would spend hours talking to the elderly in my family. They had so many cool stories to tell of when they were children.
Of course I would love these shots 😁. The south is filled with beautiful buildings like this, here in off the beaten path places. Thanks for sharing.
I knee you would. They just have more character then the mansions of today. 😊
👍. No lawns to cut, HOA fees, or close neighbors 😊
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Thank you very much Francine 😊
I tried to image the Christmas decorations, it must be awesome.
Yes, I saw photos of what the inside looks like. Amazing place for sure.