Windsor Ballroom Schedule

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The fluted columns had iron Corinthian capitals and were joined at the galleries by an ornamental iron balustrade.Skilled carpenters were brought in from New England for the finished woodwork and the iron stairs, column capitals and balustrades were manufactured in St.

Louis and shipped down the Mississippi River to the Port of Bruinsburg several miles west of Windsor.The mansion cost about $175,000.00 (this would be about 3.5 million dollars today) to build and was completed in 1861.

The bricks for use in the 45 foot columns were made in a kiln across the road from the house.

The earliest grave is that of Frisby Freeland, a Revolutionary War soldier.Windsor's ruins have appeared in several motion pictures including Raintree County (1957) starring Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift and most recently in the movie Ghosts of Mississippi with Whoopi Goldberg, Alec Baldwin and James Woods.Also in the nearby area are the site of the ghost town of Rodney, Mississippi, the Shaifer House, and the Bethel Presbyterian Church, founded in 1826.It should also be noted that the ghost town of Rocky Springs, Mississippi, is also nearby, which has only one building standing and that is the church.The actual appearance of the mansion has been mainly conjecture since the original plans, along with all of the Daniell's family photographs and drawings were destroyed in the fire.

Having planned a seated dinner, they had gone into town to pick up the mail.

In the ell off this part of the structure was located the dining room.