Holly Springs Antebellum Homes Tour

Included Features:

• Fully escorted & narrated by our professional tour guide
• A tour inside the 1st Presbyterian Church (1860)
• Buffet lunch at Annie's in the Southern Tradition featuring items from the regions rich agricultural bounty.
• Tour inside Walter Place, Cottages & Gardens (1859)
• Tour inside Hill Top Mansion

The Mississippi Delta’s earliest storytellers posed a similar trait that is detected in the classic writings of southern-based native authors, such as, William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, “Tennessee” Williams and in the contemporary writings of John Grisham. It is a sense of place and a devotion to the traditions of it past. Nowhere in the South are these traditions more evident then in small southern Mississippi towns.

Upon arrival in Holly Springs you will have a sense that you have been transported back to a more genteel world where homes were built to reflect the elegance of the southern lifestyle. Your first stop is at the historic First Presbyterian Church. This was the first religious organization to be formally established in Marshall County. The present structure, the fourth to be built by this congregation, was built in 1860. This church is a magnificent monument to the skill of Mississippi slave craftsmen as it was built largely by slave labor.

Your next stop will be at Hill Top Mansion, built in 1858, is owned by an antique dealer who has furnished this home with the finest collection of period antiques in the state of Mississippi. Following your tour of Hill Top you will stop for a delicious Southern Style Buffet lunch at Annie’s. If we are lucky, Miss Annie will not be too busy to sing a few songs for us!

The remainder of the afternoon will be spent touring the (4) acre estate of Walter Place Mansion, Cottages and Gardens. Walter Place built in 1859 with its distinctive combination of Greek columns and crenellated medieval towers was a temporary home to the family of Ulysses S. Grant when the Union forces occupied the town. A guided tour of this magnificent estate is included with your tour.

• Tunica Area Hotel Departures
  • Tours departing Tunica hotels at 8:30 am and return at 4:30 pm.
    
• Memphis Area Hotel Departures
  • Tours depart Memphis hotels at 9:00 am and return at 4:00 pm

  (All times are suggested only & can be modified to suit your needs.)

Terms & Conditions: A deposit of $100.00 will be due 60 days in advance. The balance is due 30 days in advance. After this time all monies are non-refundable. If you have questions or you wish to book your tour date please call.