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Lansdowne Plantation was built in 1853 for George Marshall I and his wife, Charlotte Hunt Marshall, on 600 acres presented to the couple as a wedding gift by Charlotte's father, David Hunt. The property was planned as a wooded country estate reflecting the great houses of England and the continent but when the family lost their income producing Louisiana plantations in the late 19th century, Lansdowne became a working cotton plantation. Three generations of Marshall men raised sheep and cattle in addition to cotton until about 1960. Much of the former cotton fields were developed as the first planned African-American subdivision in the 1950s. The family maintains 120 acres of woodlands and pastures with a 10 acre yard and gardens. The Greek Revival structure retains original Marshall family furnishings as well as pieces from other family homes in Natchez including Longwood and the Towers. The house is currently owned and occupied by the fifth generation of Marshalls, and sixth and seve ...