Welcome to Halpino
An affordable way to experience the elegance of Duff Green Mansion
Halpino offers guests the opportunity to experience the heart of downtown Vicksburg, Mississippi, while enjoying the traditions and hospitality of Duff Green Mansion—at a more moderate price point. Located at 1001 Locust Street, just 900 feet from the back door of the mansion, Halpino is the third and youngest B&B in the Duff Green family of luxury guest homes.
A Warm Welcome & A Delicious Breakfast Every Morning
Every stay at Halpino includes the signature Duff Green experience. Guests are invited to join the Welcome Reception in the Grand Hall at Duff Green Mansion at 5:00 PM for wine and conversation. Each morning, a three-course seated breakfast is served at the mansion at 8:30 AM, followed by the world-famous tour that shares the stories of the home and the remarkable people who lived there. Halpino guests also enjoy pool privileges at the mansion, making it easy to combine relaxed comfort with historic elegance.
The story of Halpino
Built in 1986 in the Williamsburg motif as a law office, the building was thoughtfully converted into overnight accommodations in 2022 by Harley and Rick Caldwell. The former reception areas were transformed into welcoming sitting and dining spaces, and five private ensuite bathrooms with walk-in showers were added to create a comfortable, modern guest experience. The name “Halpino” comes from a historic tract of land at Eagle Lake in north Warren County, reflecting the Caldwells’ appreciation for local heritage.
Our Rooms
Named after famous Mississippians
The Madam CJ Walker Room
Madam CJ Walker was born just across the river in Louisiana but moved to Vicksburg as a young adult. When she suffered health issues that affected her hair, she invented a hair tonic for African American women. It sold like hot cakes, and she became one of the first female millionaires in the country. Her bedroom is on the first floor and offers a king bed and new bathroom.
The Elvis Presley Room
The King himself is located across the hall from Madam. Hailing from Tupelo, MS, maybe the most famous and celebrated Mississippian is Elvis Aaron Presley. His room offers a queen bed and new bathroom with a walk-in shower. This room is not the “Heartbreak Hotel.”
The Tennessee Williams Room
The opposite end of the first floor offers the Tennessee Williams Room. Tennessee lived in New Orleans while he wrote most of his work but was born Thomas Lanier Williams in Columbus, MS, in 1911. He became one of the most recognized writers in America with A Streetcar Named Desire being cited as having changed the structure of American playwriting. This room has a four-poster king bed, large closet, and spacious shower.
The John Grisham Room
Upstairs on the south side of the guest home is the John Grisham Room. Named for John Ray Grisham born in 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Grisham became a Mississippian by the age of four. Grisham has written 37 consecutive bestsellers, but the Caldwells are most proud of him for the time he spent in the Mississippi House of Representatives in the 1980s. Grisham and other young members of the House, embarrassed by Mississippi’s national reputation, became a catalyst for change partially evidenced by the passage of the MS Education Reform Act in 1982. As leadership changed in the early 90s, Grisham decided to write instead. The rest is history.
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The William Faulkner Room
Upstairs on the north side of the home is our smallest room named for our most famous Mississippian, William Faulkner of Oxford who wrote The Sound and The Fury while working as the night watchman at the local power plant. This was after he had been fired as the postmaster for reading on the job. Like many Mississippians, Faulkner never graduated from high school or earned a college degree, yet he won the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature and two Pulitzer Prizes. When invited to the Kennedy White House for dinner Faulkner’s comment was. “Why that’s a hundred miles away. That’s a long way to go just to eat.