Varina Davis, the First Lady of the Confederate States of America, spent her adolescence in the house.

The land was granted by Spain to Richard Bacon in 1784; it was purchased by Arthur Mahan in 1814.

[2][3] The house was purchased by Walter Irvine in 1853, whose heirs sold it to Emma Augusta Wall in 1927.

[3] in January 2023 The Briars was sold to Chip and Clara Newman of Flora Ms., and will be fully restored for tours and special events The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 24, 1977.

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