Windsor Ruins

Walk an accessible trail around 23 towering Corinthian columns, the remains of a plantation mansion that burned in 1890.

Hwy 552, about 3 miles past the Alcorn State University entrance · Port Gibson, MS

About Windsor Ruins

Twenty-three full Corinthian columns and five partial ones are all that remain of Windsor, a Greek Revival mansion built from 1859 to 1861 and destroyed by fire in 1890. The 40-foot columns once carried ornamental iron balustrades at third-floor height. An ADA-accessible walking trail, added during a 2023 stabilization project, circles the columns. The site has no visitor amenities, so plan ahead.

#historic ruins
#antebellum history
#photography spot
#natchez trace area

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