National Historic Landmark -Coolmore

This plantation complex incorporates one of the largest, finest, and best-documented examples of a mid-19th-century Italian villa in the South.

The interior of the Italianate edifice is particularly elaborate with a profusion of wooden and plaster ornamentation, an elliptical stairway, and trompe l'oeil paintings.

A complete set of original plantation outbuildings surrounds the mansion, providing a vivid picture of antebellum life.

Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks