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CEDARWOOD BED & BREAKFAST
AT THE PORTER HOUSE (Circa 1830, 1850)
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
Recipient of the 2006 Mississippi Heritage Trust Award of Excellence for Restoration
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233 North Oak Street
Post Office Box 1404
Raymond, Mississippi 39154
601- 857-0690 or 601-832-0979
E-mail Info@CedarwoodRaymond.com
Just off the Natchez Trace Parkway behind the Courthouse in historic downtown Raymond, Mississippi, site of one of the 1863 battles on the Vicksburg Campaign Trail of Ulysses S. Grant’s march through Mississippi for the taking of Vicksburg.
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Guests at Cedarwood are lodged in the circa 1850 front house of the two-section Porter House. The hosts are on site, utilizing the rear structure as their living quarters. Cedarwood offers two large guest rooms which combined can accommodate up to five persons. The bed chambers are located on the second floor up the original steep staircase.
The antique furnished guest rooms each have a sitting area, a fireplace with gas logs, and a private bath with hair dryer. The “Owl Room” features a double cannon ball bed and a single iron bed. The “Wisteria Room” has an Eastlake queen size bed. The upstairs center hall offers a cozy reading nook complete with a coffee/refreshment center.
Guests enjoy use of the downstairs parlor furnished in period antiques and the inviting glass-enclosed back porch. A complimentary full southern breakfast is served in the dining room.
For the comfort and health of our guests, Cedarwood is a non-smoking establishment.
2009 tariff is $125 per night (double occupancy); $25 per night for a third person in the “Owl Room.”
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Cedarwood Bed & Breakfast
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| Wisteria Room |
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| Owl Room |
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| Owl Room |
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| Glass Gallery Sitting Area |
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| Upstairs Sitting Area |
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| Parterre Garden |
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| Rear of 1850 House and Front of 1830 House |
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| Front Center Hall |
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| Cabinet Room Office |
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| Front of House |
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--Directions--
Via I-20 –
Take Exit 35 ( Clinton-Raymond Road) off I-20 and head south. Continue on Clinton-Raymond Road to Raymond. When the Road plits, bear right (respect the 25 MPH limit which is strictly enforced) and continue to the Town Square (note the historic water tower). Bear right and then turn right at the Merchants and Planters Bank onto Main Street. Continue on Main Street one block to Oak Street, which is between the Court House (1859) and St. Marks Episcopal Church (1854). Turn right onto Oak Street and continue one block to the intersection with Court Street. Continue through the intersection and look to your left. The Porter House is the white, columned house on the hill.
Via Natchez Trace (from the North) –
Take the Airport Road exit near mile marker 83. Continue down the ramp to the intersection with Airport Road . Turn left and continue through several turns in the road to the next intersection ( Clinton-Raymond Road). Turn right onto Clinton-Raymond Road. Continue on Clinton-Raymond Road to Raymond. When the Road splits, bear right (respect the 25 MPH limit which is strictly enforced) and continue to the Town Square(note the historic water tower). Bear right and then turn right at the Merchants and Planters Bank onto Main Street. Continue on Main Street one block to Oak Street, which is between the Court House (1859) and St. Marks Episcopal Church (1854). Turn right onto Oak Street and continue one block to the intersection with Court Street. Continue through the intersection and look to your left. The Porter House is the white, columned house on the hill.
Via Natchez Trace (from the South) –
Take the Raymond exit off the Natchez Trace near mile marker 79. At the end of the ramp at the intersection with Highway 467 ( Raymond-Edwards Road), turn right and continue toward Raymond. Continue through the 3-Way stop at the intersection with Raymond-Bolton Road, which becomes Main Street. Continue up the hill on Main Street, past the Methodist Church on the right, to Oak Street, which is between St. Marks Episcopal Church (1854) and the Court House (1859). Turn left onto Oak Street and continue one block to the intersection with Court Street. Continue through the intersection and look to your left. The Porter House is the white, columned house on the hill.
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