Forks of Cypress Interior

A decorative mantel from one of the living areas in the Forks of Cypress mansion, built by plantation owner and horse breeder James Jackson in 1830 in Lauderdale County. The home was the centerpiece of a large plantation with its own regulation-sized racetrack.

Ornate white wooden mantel at the Forks of Cypress, with marble trim around the fireplace and decorative glassware displayed above.
Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Historical American Buildings Survey
Ornate white wooden mantel at the Forks of Cypress, with marble trim around the fireplace and decorative glassware displayed above.