Balfour House
Balfour House is an antebellum mansion located at the corner of Crawford Street and Cherry Street in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Built in 1835, it was the home of Emma Balfour, celebrated diarist of the Siege of Vicksburg.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pemberton’s Headquarters and Church of the Holy Trinity.
Pemberton’s Headquarters
Building
Photo: Infrogmation, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pemberton's Headquarters, also known as the Willis-Cowan House, is a historic house museum at 1018 Crawford Street in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Built in 1836, it served as the headquarters for Confederate General John C.
Church of the Holy Trinity
Church
Photo: David.rorick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of the Holy Trinity is a historic church building of the Episcopal Church, built in c. 1870 and located at South and Monroe Streets in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 500 feet southwest of Balfour House.
Old Warren County Courthouse
Museum
Photo: David.rorick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Old Courthouse, Warren County, stands prominently on a hill in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and was a symbol of Confederate resistance during the Siege of Vicksburg. Old Warren County Courthouse is situated 1,400 feet north of Balfour House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vicksburg and Waltersville.
Vicksburg
Photo: Charles Bell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vicksburg is a city of 22,000 people in Warren County, Mississippi. Vicksburg is a cultural landmark in the American South, and is home to the Southern Cultural Heritage Center, Vicksburg Military Park, and the Lower Mississippi River Museum.
Waltersville
Hamlet
Waltersville is an unincorporated community in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. Waltersville is situated 2 miles north of Balfour House.
Delta
Village
Delta is a village in Madison Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 232 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Tallulah Micropolitan Statistical Area. Delta is a site on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail. Delta is situated 3 miles southwest of Balfour House.
Balfour House
- Type: Building
- Description: historic house in Mississippi, United States
- Category: house
- Location: Warren, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.3484° or 32° 20′ 54″ northLongitude
-90.87848° or 90° 52′ 43″ westOpen location code
864F84XC+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 781552661OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q4850758
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- French: “Balfour House”
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