High Pockets Room, Hammond-Routt House

The Maple Terrace is a system of bed and breakfast inns, each of which is located within walking distance of the other inns and the beautiful Kosciusko, Mississippi Court Square. All five historic structures have been sensitively restored by the owner/innkeeper for the enjoyment of our guests. The space On the original Natchez Trace with historic ambiance including fireplace (non-functioning). Central heat/air, picture window with blinds and roman shades, two twin sized beds, bedside table, coffee bar with complimentary coffee pods/condiments and coffee maker, new flat screen TV, free WiFi, full bathroom with tub/shower combination en suite. During your stay Larry Routt,owner/innkeeper, has long acquired/preserved Kosciusko, MS historic buildings. 3/5 of these structures have been placed on the National Historic Register, and all are open to the public as fine B&B inns. Some of Routt's documentation of Kosciusko, MS history has been entered in the MS Dept. of Archives and History, for example: the significant role of Federal Judge Henry Clay and Mrs. Victoria Niles in assisting/mentoring the Oldham family of Kosciusko including grand-daughter, Lida Estelle Oldham Faulkner, wife of acclaimed writer, William Faulkner of Oxford, Mississippi. Also, historian Jewette Battles and Routt helped clarify that Kosciusko's first court house was located at the present site of the Henry Clay Niles House, 305 N. Huntington St., Kosciusko. Some of Routt's historic documentation can be found in the genealogy room of the Attala County Library, and there is information on the history and architecture of the inns available at each location. The Kosciusko/Attala Chamber of Commerce (KAP) is within walking distance of the inns and has a wonderful staff who are happy to provide more information on our history as well as current events.