 During antebellum times, the north dependency housed the kitchen, wash room, and servant's rooms, while the south dependency housed the billiard room, office, schoolroom and governess's room.The mansion is important because it contains most of its lavish original interiors and furnishings with many items having been imported from Europe.The front parlor contains one of the most complete and well preserved Rococo Revival style interiors in Mississipp from the mid 1800s.