Haller Nutt's never-finished Natchez home, Longwood, was the last burst of Southern opulence before war and the federal ban on enslaving people brought the cotton barons' dominance to an end.
Longwood, Haller Nutt's abandoned Natchez estate, served as a poignant reminder of the last remnants of Southern splendor before the war and the federal ban on slavery led to the downfall of the cotton barons' influence.