The Amzi Love Home was built (circa 1848) by Maj. Love for his bride Edith Wallace. The basic structure is Italianate with Greek and Gothic Revival influence. It is located in the Columbus historic district. Mr. & Mrs. R. Sidney Caradine III, the present home owners; say the house has changed very little and the original furnishings are on view for visitors. The Lincoln Home(circa 1833)next door is a Bed and Breakfast awarded a Mississippi Heritage Trust Award for Restoration and visitors are given a free tour of the Amzi Love Home next door as part of their stay at the B&B. Reservations may be made for B&B by calling 662-574-4275. Member B&B Association of Mississippi.Built along the lines of a cozy cottage type southern home in pre-Civil War days.Amzi Love Home is on the National Register of Historic Places and has been on the spring Pilgrimage of Homes for 60 years. Sidney Caradine is the great-great-grandson of Major Amzi Love who built the house, and is the 7th generation of the Love family to occupy the house. A popular spring Pilgrimage Tour Home, when the gardens azaleas and wisteria are in bloom, tours are also available throughout the year at a cost of $7.50 per person by calling 662-328-5413
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