Born on Laurel Hill Plantation, the son of Dr. Rushworth "Rush" and Elizabeth (Kerr) Nutt, Haller married Julia Augusta Williams in 1840 at Evergreen Plantation, Tensas Parish, Louisiana.
Haller Nutt came from the southern plantation elite. Some of his vast holdings he inherited. He owned what was known as Winter Quarters in Louisiana, which consisted of about 1750 acres. There were 153 slaves registered to him. He also owned Evergreen Place in Louisiana, which was worked by 118 slaves. Cloverdale and Laurel Hill also were owned by him.
He had attened the University of Virginia.
Longwood was to be a "dream" home, but the Civil War, the losses of vast amount of finances, crops and probably some land, put the end to his dream. Also his life. He died of pneumonia, but it is thought that he basically gave up the will to live.
(Bio: charlott jones)
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Dr. Haller Nutt.
Youngest son of wealthy planter and physician Dr.Rush Nutt & Eliza Ker Nutt. Haller was born at Laurel Hill Plantation (Jefferson County, Mississippi)on February 17, 1816.
1832-1835 attended University of Virginia.
After graduation, he returned to Laurel Hill and assisted his family with management of the Plantation.
Haller Nutt married Julia Augusta Williams in 1840.They were the parents of 11 children.
Haller acquired several plantations where he grew cotton,sugar cane and other products. These plantations were:Evergreen, Cloverdale, Laurel Hill, Araby, and Winter Quarters in Louisiana.
Haller Nutt was a very wealthy man. His fortune prior to the Civil War was estimated at more than three million dollars.
In the Spring of 1860, Dr. Haller Nutt began construction on "Longwood". located at the Southern edge of Natchez. Longwood Plantation is a multistory octagonal villa in the Oriental Revival style, with a domed cupola, full basement, and more than thirty rooms.The house sat on 97 acres. It was reputed to be the "grandest octagonal house in America". By the beginning of the Civil War, only the exterior was completed. The basement story was completed by slave labor and was ready for occupancy by 1862.
The family would have occupied the main and 3rd levels had the house been completed
Locals dubbed the house "NUTT'S FOLLY"
Dr. Nutt suffered severe financial losses during the war.
June 15, 1864,Dr. Nutt died of pneumonia.
(Bio: flgrl)
Haller Nutt came from the southern plantation elite. Some of his vast holdings he inherited. He owned what was known as Winter Quarters in Louisiana, which consisted of about 1750 acres. There were 153 slaves registered to him. He also owned Evergreen Place in Louisiana, which was worked by 118 slaves. Cloverdale and Laurel Hill also were owned by him.
He had attened the University of Virginia.
Longwood was to be a "dream" home, but the Civil War, the losses of vast amount of finances, crops and probably some land, put the end to his dream. Also his life. He died of pneumonia, but it is thought that he basically gave up the will to live.
(Bio: charlott jones)
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Dr. Haller Nutt.
Youngest son of wealthy planter and physician Dr.Rush Nutt & Eliza Ker Nutt. Haller was born at Laurel Hill Plantation (Jefferson County, Mississippi)on February 17, 1816.
1832-1835 attended University of Virginia.
After graduation, he returned to Laurel Hill and assisted his family with management of the Plantation.
Haller Nutt married Julia Augusta Williams in 1840.They were the parents of 11 children.
Haller acquired several plantations where he grew cotton,sugar cane and other products. These plantations were:Evergreen, Cloverdale, Laurel Hill, Araby, and Winter Quarters in Louisiana.
Haller Nutt was a very wealthy man. His fortune prior to the Civil War was estimated at more than three million dollars.
In the Spring of 1860, Dr. Haller Nutt began construction on "Longwood". located at the Southern edge of Natchez. Longwood Plantation is a multistory octagonal villa in the Oriental Revival style, with a domed cupola, full basement, and more than thirty rooms.The house sat on 97 acres. It was reputed to be the "grandest octagonal house in America". By the beginning of the Civil War, only the exterior was completed. The basement story was completed by slave labor and was ready for occupancy by 1862.
The family would have occupied the main and 3rd levels had the house been completed
Locals dubbed the house "NUTT'S FOLLY"
Dr. Nutt suffered severe financial losses during the war.
June 15, 1864,Dr. Nutt died of pneumonia.
(Bio: flgrl)
Born on Laurel Hill Plantation, the son of Dr. Rushworth "Rush" and Elizabeth (Kerr) Nutt, Haller married Julia Augusta Williams in 1840 at Evergreen Plantation, Tensas Parish, Louisiana.
Haller Nutt came from the southern plantation elite. Some of his vast holdings he inherited. He owned what was known as Winter Quarters in Louisiana, which consisted of about 1750 acres. There were 153 slaves registered to him. He also owned Evergreen Place in Louisiana, which was worked by 118 slaves. Cloverdale and Laurel Hill also were owned by him.
He had attened the University of Virginia.
Longwood was to be a "dream" home, but the Civil War, the losses of vast amount of finances, crops and probably some land, put the end to his dream. Also his life. He died of pneumonia, but it is thought that he basically gave up the will to live.
(Bio: charlott jones)
**********************************
Dr. Haller Nutt.
Youngest son of wealthy planter and physician Dr.Rush Nutt & Eliza Ker Nutt. Haller was born at Laurel Hill Plantation (Jefferson County, Mississippi)on February 17, 1816.
1832-1835 attended University of Virginia.
After graduation, he returned to Laurel Hill and assisted his family with management of the Plantation.
Haller Nutt married Julia Augusta Williams in 1840.They were the parents of 11 children.
Haller acquired several plantations where he grew cotton,sugar cane and other products. These plantations were:Evergreen, Cloverdale, Laurel Hill, Araby, and Winter Quarters in Louisiana.
Haller Nutt was a very wealthy man. His fortune prior to the Civil War was estimated at more than three million dollars.
In the Spring of 1860, Dr. Haller Nutt began construction on "Longwood". located at the Southern edge of Natchez. Longwood Plantation is a multistory octagonal villa in the Oriental Revival style, with a domed cupola, full basement, and more than thirty rooms.The house sat on 97 acres. It was reputed to be the "grandest octagonal house in America". By the beginning of the Civil War, only the exterior was completed. The basement story was completed by slave labor and was ready for occupancy by 1862.
The family would have occupied the main and 3rd levels had the house been completed
Locals dubbed the house "NUTT'S FOLLY"
Dr. Nutt suffered severe financial losses during the war.
June 15, 1864,Dr. Nutt died of pneumonia.
(Bio: flgrl)
Haller Nutt came from the southern plantation elite. Some of his vast holdings he inherited. He owned what was known as Winter Quarters in Louisiana, which consisted of about 1750 acres. There were 153 slaves registered to him. He also owned Evergreen Place in Louisiana, which was worked by 118 slaves. Cloverdale and Laurel Hill also were owned by him.
He had attened the University of Virginia.
Longwood was to be a "dream" home, but the Civil War, the losses of vast amount of finances, crops and probably some land, put the end to his dream. Also his life. He died of pneumonia, but it is thought that he basically gave up the will to live.
(Bio: charlott jones)
**********************************
Dr. Haller Nutt.
Youngest son of wealthy planter and physician Dr.Rush Nutt & Eliza Ker Nutt. Haller was born at Laurel Hill Plantation (Jefferson County, Mississippi)on February 17, 1816.
1832-1835 attended University of Virginia.
After graduation, he returned to Laurel Hill and assisted his family with management of the Plantation.
Haller Nutt married Julia Augusta Williams in 1840.They were the parents of 11 children.
Haller acquired several plantations where he grew cotton,sugar cane and other products. These plantations were:Evergreen, Cloverdale, Laurel Hill, Araby, and Winter Quarters in Louisiana.
Haller Nutt was a very wealthy man. His fortune prior to the Civil War was estimated at more than three million dollars.
In the Spring of 1860, Dr. Haller Nutt began construction on "Longwood". located at the Southern edge of Natchez. Longwood Plantation is a multistory octagonal villa in the Oriental Revival style, with a domed cupola, full basement, and more than thirty rooms.The house sat on 97 acres. It was reputed to be the "grandest octagonal house in America". By the beginning of the Civil War, only the exterior was completed. The basement story was completed by slave labor and was ready for occupancy by 1862.
The family would have occupied the main and 3rd levels had the house been completed
Locals dubbed the house "NUTT'S FOLLY"
Dr. Nutt suffered severe financial losses during the war.
June 15, 1864,Dr. Nutt died of pneumonia.
(Bio: flgrl)
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