Currently a residence, the mansion is turn-key & B & B ready!
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The Columns is completely fenced in with a doorbell on front gate and a keycode on the driveway gate which can auto opened with a remote
3rd floor pics will be added asap. 3rd fl. is currently used as a weight room/ storage space/ artist room. It is large enough for an apartment and has 2 dormer window seats with one customed to fit a twin bed. On the 3rd floor there is also one area behind a door that remains original to the house. Where one can get a sense of the rawness of what the attic once was.
Yes there is A CELLAR for storage or perfect for a wine cellar. .
1st, 2nd, 3rd Floor LAYOUTS
This layout and subsequent layouts (2nd & 3rd Floors) on this page are not to the correct dimensions but the room shapes are the best I could recall since I no longer reside in the mansion. Check out the pictures to relate to each room.
Lots of space and natural light
The Foyer/Ballroom
where General Eisenhower attended the Confederate Ball in 1947 and first spoke of running for President
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Original carved ionic columned working gas Fireplace built to match the outside Columns. refinished original antique White Oak Floors throughout the Foyer,Parlor,Dining Rm, Victorian Bath/Hallway |
View wallpaper of Victorian design with lovely sateen sheen follows up the stairs and covers the 2nd floor landing. |
View from top of stairs. Lots of natural light. Parlor on left and Dining room on Right. 4 huge pocket doors privatize each room. Lots of open space when the pocket doors are open.
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Stairs for the Perfect Wedding. Closet under stairs and a curved alcove full length bay windows under stairs to match the bay windows halfway up the stairs. |
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View from Dining room entry. |
Molding is original one of a kind made with some unique ingredients like horse hair etc. Notice the columns outside the extra large door. |
Foyer/Ballroom
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Small Pocket Door to the Downstairs Guest Bedroom
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The Parlor |
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working Italian marble gas fireplace. 4 full length windows. |
Taken from the dining room Pocket Doors. |
View from Parlor sofa looking into Foyer on Right and the Dining Rm on Left. |
Mirror will remain. |
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The Dining Room |
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An exit door leads to the outside patio. |
Custom one of a kind purple color. Very low key with grey tones. |
The dining room can be separated from the Parlor by Huge Pocket Doors that slide easily into the walls. |
Door exits into short hallway with Victorian Bath and then into kitchen. |
With all pocket doors open, the first floor becomes very spacious & filled with natural light. |
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The VICTORIAN BATHROOM (located in the short hallway between the Dining Room and Kitchen) |
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Custom sink made from an antique solid oak dresser. |
Pull chain wooden & brass toilet; Brass sink |
Original 1880s bathtub with wood rim in working order. Half Beaded Board and vinyl floral Wallpaper with sateen sheen. One window. Exhaust fan. Chandelier plus lighting beside the mirror. |
Sink cabinet convert from antique oak chest. |
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THE KITCHEN (back exit door; cabinet lights;shelves surrounding ceilinng at top of beaded board. |
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THE BUTLERS PANTRY & LAUNDRY ROOM which separates the SUNROOM & Kitchen. the folding doors have antique glass knobs. The utility closet with sink has its own separate regular door and is located by the intercom system.
Notice the intercom system which also plays music throughout the mansion. The Landry has its own window for natural light and is at the end of the 2nd floor laundry shoot. Look closely, above all the doors is EXTRA storage space! |
THE SUNROOM connects with the downstairs Master bedroom & Exits onto the courtyard. Can be used as a suite or a separate 7th bedroom.
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1st floor GUEST BEDROOM w/private Hallway & Bathroom with exits to Foyer and Sunroom/bedroom |
doors connect to sunroom. |
windows look out onto the courtyard. 2 exits. 1 connects to the sunroom and the other connects from its own private hallway to the Foyer at base of stairs. |
Private hallway to Private full bathroom and Pocket door exit to Foyer. |
designed for the physically challenged. Large shower with built-in seat & handles. Stain glass window above allows light to enter from another room. Preset temp control portable handheld shower with massager. High seated commode.
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Views of the Balcony and from the Balcony |
View of the wooden ionic columns. There are 6. |
View from the Balcony. |
View from The Columns balcony The Hope Manor Mansion, the largest mansion in Vicksburg is across the street. |
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Rosebud tree preparing to bloom in pink flowers at the onset of Spring.
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Giant Camilla bushes surround the Portico with its 6 Ionic Columns. The Columns-Beaulieu welcomes guest thru its front gate hand made and customized in England. A programmable doorbell was installed with tunes for every occasion. . |
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Red Camillas bloom throughout winter & into spring |
Custom designed front gate ordered from England. French fleur de les finials. BEAULIEU means Beautiful place. THE COLUMNS-BEAULIEU |
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2nd FLOOR
WALL PAPERED 2nd FLOOR LANDING WITH DOORS TO HALLWAY AND BEDROOMS . EVERYROOM BUT ONE HAS ORIGINAL ANTIQUE PINE FLOORS WHICH WERE REFINISHED DURING RENOVATIONS. One bedroom has parquet white oak floors.
With the exception of the Victorian wallpaper, the Ridges chose to keep the art deco decorum which was already prevalent on the 2nd floor. The 60's chairs were a recent purchase and will be placed in storage......someday.
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The 2nd floor Landing/art gallery.The white railings lead to stairway which circles down past 3 baystyle windows each looking east, north & west with lovely views of the courtyard & flowerbeds below. |
Top of the stairs. Long gold stem for hanging stairway chandelier as seen below. Matching sconces line the grand stairs.
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Open door on left is study/bedroom |
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STUDY (Bedroom)
WAS CALL EISENHOWER'S BEDROOM When mansion was a B & B.
Looking from Study(bedroom) into Landing. Door on left connects to Master Bedroom. |
The French Doors that connect the Study to the Mstr Bedroom when closed. |
Computer workspace butts up against masterbedroom wall. To left are doors to the Balcony. |
Doors with original wavy glass lead to Balcony. |
Matching fans and sconces in Masterbedroom & Study. Details of Balcony doors. Room also has 3 windows. |
Another area of Study with the only slate fireplace. The other 3 fireplaces on this 2nd floor are Italian marble and all are gas ready. |
MASTER BEDROOM
The left door opens onto the 2nd floor landing. The right French doors connects the Study |
What you see when you walk in from any of the doors. Italian Marble fireplace gas ready. 4 full length windows. 2 have Southern Views and 2 have eastern views overlooking the Portico & columns. Has the same view as the Balcony. |
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EX-LARGE WALK-IN MASTER BEDROOM CLOSET PICS COMING SOON large door in top of closet to haul large furniture and other items in and out of the 3rd floor. Its for anything that wont fit up the 3rd floor staircase. 3rd FLOOR PICTURES COMING SOON.
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MASTER BATHROOM WITH STEAM-SHOWER AND MATCHING JACUZZI WHIRLPOOL TUB
Steam shower with seat and shelves plus personal temperature control |
Custom built vanity to resemble a jewel box w/ original art deco silver & bakelite pulls. Vanity includes built-in Foot Heater feels good on cold mornings as well as provides extra heat. Vanity lights surround mirror. Grey Marble floors. Flower sinks with silver hardware. Quiet flush commode. Custom fitted whirlpool enclave w/shelves. Custom installed mirrors on entire wall as well as above vanity. Exhaust fan. Chandelier in center of room. |
Right window above Tub. Lots of natural light with Southern Views adds extra warmth during winter. |
water jets everywhere including foot jets |
WEST WING
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END OF HALL, Custom built counter with mini frig, covered laundry chute. Window in middle has been covered with a movie poster. To the right of the counter is the full double doors opens fully onto copper screened sleeping porch. Sorry its night but we had just returned from vacation and I felt I had better take these pics before we settled in. |
BEDROOM SUITE W/FULL BATH has been converted into Recording Studio with recording room/pre production studio in back (behind the window) with full bathroom connected. When house was a B&B, this was a suite. Can be enclosed by sliding folding doors as well as a regular door. |
separate door leading into pre production room where full bath is located. The room has 2 bay windows.
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Continental Bathroom connects to hallway and to green bedroom. Thin long window above tub/shower is for natural light. |
WESTWING BEDROOM pics coming soon ( I have converted it into my office) Westwing Bedroom with door that connects to continental bathroom of the same color and door that exits onto Sleeping Porch. 2 full length windows looking north towards cherry st bridge and church steeples with Courtyard & Flowerbed below.
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looking up at the 2nd floor copper screened Sleeping Porch with ceiling fan and w spiral staircase that exits onto the courtyard/ We BBQ up there on rainy days. |
EXTERIOR
cozy portico
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NORTH COURTYARD In June 2006 the entire North yard was Landscaped into a Courtyard. The Lawn was eliminated and flagstone, slag, a electric ready fountain area/flowerbed plus a large flowerbed were installed. Those flowerbeds were planted in spring 2007. All are Low maintenance PERENNIALS which will return year after year. There is always something blooming on the property even during winter. |
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Daylilies, gladiolas, sweet Williams, spring/fall azaleas, lantanas, Mexican heather, evergreen grass, Rosebud tree, Cannas, Banana Tree, zinnias, purple sage, Foxglove, stargazer lilies, Iris, Petunias, pink Mandevilla vines, daffodils, lady bank roses, carnations, ferns, hydrangeas, Snapdragons, Ginger plants, etc etc etc. All are low maintenance perennials ( will return every year) except the Petunias and the Mandevilla vines which are annuals.
In the middle of the Flagstone there is a round flower bed that is electric ready for a sculpture or an electric fountain. It is a lovely point of perspective. a close-up Its all a very pretty focal point from the large sunroom window. |
In the middle of the garden can be found a comfortable weathered ladder-back bench. A shaded picturesque calming reprieve from a sometimes hectic schedule.
Winding pathways circle the mansion
One can still view the garden from relaxing on the Portico.
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THE SOUTH PATIO The Dining Room glass door exits onto the antique bricked patio |
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Some of FLOWERS and PLANTS on the Property |
callalilies |
pink mandevilla vines |
magnolia's |
daylilies |
lily of the nile |
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Camillas bloom in the winter months
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morning wildflowers |
stargazer lilies |
spring frogs, chameleons, lovely lightening bugs which twinkle & glow at dust. |
gladiolas |
giant elephant ears, cannas, snapdragons
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 Evergreen periwinkles surround the rosebud tree at the front of the mansion. On the right is purple leaf ground cover and several large azalea bushes in-between the giant evergreen Camellias. The Camellia's bloom throughout winter & into spring. Then the Azalea bushes burst open with their many blooms of pink, red & orange. The same bushes can be found on the opposite side of the Portico. |
My motorcycle's home. |
TREES
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There is a FIG tree, a PEACH tree and a BAY LEAF tree on the property as well as 3 palm trees, 2 Rosebud Trees, 3 Crepe Myrtles trees, 3 Italian Cypress trees and a Magnolia tree along with many other shade trees which canopy's the South Courtyard. There is also a very fragrant flowering tree which blooms twice a year. It permeates the grounds with the most heavenly fragrance. |
 Mexican Fan Palm & Cannas flowers, North courtyard |
Tall Evergreen Palm Tree North Courtyard. ( I cant remember the name of it but its green year-round. |
Same species as the Evergreen Palm but on the South Patio. |
Fig tree borders the driveway |
peach tree |
Bayleaf Tree is on the left |
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Bay leaf Tree surrounded by perennial flowers & Azalea bushes. The bay windows are where the stairwell is located. On the opposite side of the house the bay area becomes part of the kitchen and upstairs bedroom suite(recording studio) |
driveway with solar gate opens automatically; the Italian Cypress trees and fig tree Pic taken in 2004. The trees are now matured and are considerably taller.
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Northern veiw of town from the 3rd floor dormer window on a rainy day
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Random pics of the surrounding area near The Columns-Beaulieu within a few blocks to a mile.
Beginning at the local library, downtown Vicksburg is only 0.4 tenths of a mile away from The Columns.
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The Yazoo River 
Behind town on the Yazoo. people fish, kayak, ski-doo & floatboat in this calm tributary to the Mississippi River. Yes its wilderness just across the water.
Catfish row Landing. A pal from NJ is preparing to board the Sweet Olive for a tour of the Yazoo and the Mississippi River. The (local) Sweet Olive boat along with The Delta Queen, American Queen & The Mississippi Queen Steamboats all moor behind town just like Steamboats of 1800's.
View of the Ms. River & Vicksburg Bridges & a tugboat w/barges. This pic was taken from the bow of the Sweet Olive tour boat upon entering the Mighty Mississippi River. Tugboats pushing barges are a common sight along the Yazoo & Ms. River.
The Ms River Bridges old & new, connecting Louisiana to Vicksburg, Ms by I-20
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Afternoon picnic on Fort Hill At the end of Cherry Street at the edge of the our famous Military Park is Fort Hill. This very steep bluff overlooks parts of Louisiana and the Port of Vicksburg. The Columns is less than a mile away. Below are the same views but at Sunset.
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