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Port Gibson in Claiborne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
 

O'Hara Cottage

Port Gibson Historic Tour

 
 
O'Hara Cottage Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 16, 2019
1. O'Hara Cottage Marker
Inscription.
902 Farmer. Ca. 1850 Greek Revival. The original floor plan of this cottage consisted of one large room to either side of an entrance hall with front and rear galleries. A detached kitchen extended off the rear gallery.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
 
Location. 31° 57.474′ N, 90° 59.064′ W. Marker is in Port Gibson, Mississippi, in Claiborne County. It is on Farmer Street south of Jackson Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 902 Farmer Street, Port Gibson MS 39150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi, in Natchez Trace Corridor, and in Greater Jackson. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate
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States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Judge Maury House (within shouting distance of this marker); St. James Episcopal Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bruinsburg (about 400 feet away); Methodist Church (about 400 feet away); Commercial Building (about 400 feet away); Hughes Home (about 500 feet away); Hopkins House (about 500 feet away); Drake Home (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Gibson.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Irwin Russell (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Rabbit Foot Minstrels (was about 500 feet away but has been confirmed missing).
 
O'Hara Cottage Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 16, 2019
2. O'Hara Cottage Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 373 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2019.
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