Cotesworth

The original portion of this house was built as a stagecoach stop in the early 1840s.  In 1847, the property was acquired by J. Z. George, who added the Greek Revival elements.  J. Z. George served as a United States Senator from Mississippi and was instrumental in establishing the United States Department of Agriculture.  His statue stands in Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol.  The grounds contain a free-standing hexagonal library which was built in 1887.