214 Washington St. Natchez, MS Circa 1796 Built during the Natchez Spanish era Image from Natchez Pilgrimage Tours The early structure was erected about 1796 by Don Juan Scott (John Scott)(1759-1801) and Susanna Miller Smith (1772-1838) from Spanish grant. He emigrated to America in 1792, and they wed in Natchez the same year. . A few years later, in 1805, the current appearance when remodeled by the widow Susanna. She remarried to Philander Smith (?-1824) about 1808. Just pr

1 Melrose-Montebello Parkway Natchez, MS Circa 1841-49. Classic Greek Revival plantation mansion This 15,000 sq. foot Greek Revival mansion was based on Auburn but amplified in scale - and considered one of (if not the) finest home in Natchez. Judge Edward Turner (1778-1860) of Woodlands built Melrose from 1841-49 as a wedding gift for his daughter’s marriage. John Thompson McMurran (1801-1866) and Mary Louisa Turner McMurran (1814-1891)(m.1831) lived at Melrose. McMurran was

211 N. Canal St. Natchez, MS Circa 1796. 2-story home with Federalist and West Indies styles Built on a high elevation of a brick foundation, it is the oldest surviving building in Natchez from the early territorial era. In 1797, Gen. Andrew Ellicott raised the American flag on the hill and laid claim to the area for the United States. He did this within sight of the Spanish fort Rosalie. James Moore purchased the land from the mother-in-law of Spanish Governor Manuel De Lem

406 North Academy Dr. Murfreesboro, TN Circa 1857. 2-story brick Federal home Marmon Spence (1798-1847) and Sarah Wasson Spence(1791-1857) constructed their home on North Academy St. He was a four-term mayor of Murfreesoboro and a businessman. The home is part of the Lytle Subdivision (1818) which was the first expansion from the original Murfreesboro plan. John Doran Alexander (1813-1870) and Mary Robena Baird Alexander (1816-1851) purchased the home during the Civil War. In

441 Humphreys St. Nashville, TN Circa 1840s. 2-story Italianate style with original log home incorporated The original log home was renovated into a Federal style home for Sarah"Sally" Rains Merritt (1793-1861), the youngest daughter of Capt. John and Christina Rains of Rains Station. The Rains family was a very early settler of Fort Nashborough. Capt. Rains started with a 640-acre land grant and enlarged his holdings considerably. Sally married Gibson Merritt1800-1873 in 18

31 Government Fleet Rd. Natchez, MS Circa 1784. Remodeled 1832 with Greek Revival addition/ 1860 One of the first Greek Revival mansions in Natchez. Juan St. Germaine built the original portion of the home. He was a Native American interpreter and participated in the tobacco boom in the Mississippi territory in the 1780s. .   In 1832, Levin Rothrock Marshall (1800-1870) bought it and added the Greek portion. Marshall was a successful banker and planter and the first president

Image by C. B. Chryst 1003 So. Lamar Oxford, MS Circa 1895. Victorian style/renovation/additions in 1995   (Francis) Marion "Mattie" Stowers (1848-1924) built the Victorian style home. The construction of the new house was on the southern portion of the property that had burned about 30 years earlier in 1864. He wed twice: Mattie Porter Stowers (1859-1899) and then likely her sister Lizzie Porter Stowers (1865-1943). The Stowers lived there until about Mattie's death. Later P

412 University Ave.( and Fifth St.) Oxford, MS Circa 1880. 2-story Italianate style home Horace Hewlett Walton (1848-1891) and Lydia Lewis Walton Young (1854-1925) built this home. They wed in 1875. He owned a hardware store on the Oxford Square. After her husband’s death, Lydia boarded Ole Miss students. She remarried to Dr. Alfred Alexander Young from Como, MS. Their son, Stark, and daughter, Julia, moved in. Stark was a novelist, playwright, and critic. In 1925, the First

100 Orleans St. Natchez, MS Circa 1823. Grand Federal style It is named for the Ft. Rosalie nearby - the French fort built in the early 1700s. It was built 200 feet above the Mississippi River on the bluff. Peter Little (1782-1856) built the home on 22 acres overlooking the Mighty Mississippi. Little was a Pennsylvania native who came to Natchez as a young man. Per the Rosalie website, Little got the know the ferryboat owner, Jacob Lowe, when Little was visiting his land acro

Off Hwy 552 Natchez, MS Circa 1859-1861. Huge 4-story mansion with various styles Image from White Pillars Iconic place of originally twenty-nine columns make the remains of the enormous mansion. Now twenty-three full columns and five partial. Near Alcorn State University Smith Coffee Daniell II (1826-1861) and Catherine Skinner Freeland Williams(1839-1903)(m.1849) built the mansion. The Daniell family had a long, illustrious linage reaching far back into English history. Cat

637 North Lamar Bl Oxford, MS Circa 1859-post Civil War. Italianate style Image from White Pillars This beautiful home was built by Thomas Evans Bedgegood (E.B.) Pegues (1812-1874) and Charlotte Johnson Pegues Pegues (1814-1883). The first cousins wed 1834. It was started in 1859. His grandfather came from England and resided in Charleston, SC amassed a plantation about 20,000 acres large. His son moved to Alabama and created a large plantation there. Pegues was from South C

Pine Ridge Rd./ Route 6 Natchez, MS Circa 1860 2-story home in Italianate style Image from Natchez SOOS Edgewood was part of the original Bisland estate of Mount Repose and is now in the Pine Ridge community. It was likely the last large mansion constructed prior to the Civil War. A Pennsylvania native, Samuel H. Lambdin (1811-?) and Jane Bisland Lambdin built the home. They wed in 1842. He had worked on steamboats for several years before becoming commander of The Ohioan w

715 Rankin St. Natchez, MS Circa 1855 . 2.5 story white home Henry Basil Shaw and Mary Elizabeth Lattimore built Melmont. They wed in 1839. She took the first three letters of her names and the fact that the mansion was on an elevation to name the homestead Melmont. He was a prominent Louisiana lawyer. Over the decades, much of the acreage has been sold, and modern homes erected around the historic homestead. Shaw family resided until 1912. Sold to Henderson family which als

816 Myrtle Ave. Natchez, MS Circa 1795. 1-story late Federal home of cypress and poplar timbers Smaller and less conspicuous than the grander mansions of later years.  Done Jose Vidal built his home on a Spanish land grant. Cottage Gardens was named for the beautiful gardens surrounding the home. Vidal was one of the last Spanish-appinted governors of the Natchez District. Adam Bower purchased the home in 1828 and likely remodeled it. The gardens were destroyed by Federal tro

71 Homochitto St. Natchez, MS Circa 1852 Image from Twin Cottages at White Cottage 1800-1810 Routh family owners 1810-1814 Lewis Evans, planter and territorial sheriff. Also owned The Elms at one point. In 1832, the Rev. Pierce Connelly (1804-1883) and Cornelia Augusta Peacock Connelly (1809-1879) moved from Pennsylvania to Natchez and purchased White Cottage. He was rector of Trinity Epis Church and the only Episcopal priest in the territory so traveled often; she was Mothe

Was on Columbia Pk , seven miles south of Franklin, TN Circa 1822 Part of the 2,000 acres Fleming plantation lands in southern Williamson County William Fleming (1782-1875) came to Tennessee from Virginia about 1814 and met and married Mixey Thompson Fleming (1797-1878) in 1815. In 1821, Fleming purchased about 130 acres on West Harpeth River - the land was between current Independence High School and Lewisburg Pk. Three years later his father-in -law, John Thompson, gave the

222 Wall St South Natchez, MS Circa 1799 2.5 story brick structure First documented brick building in Natchez area Manuel Garcia de Texada (1756-1817) was sent to Natchez in the 1780s. By 1782, he was the mayordomo of the Natchez Royal Hospital. Texada constructed Texada Tavern from 1798-1805. It remains in an early area of town called "Spanish Town." In 1805, a city document lists Texada as the most valuable building in Natchez. He was a prominent planter and accumulated muc

3212 Freno Lane Donelson, TN Circa 1880. 2-story Victorian style home Built on crest of Todd's Knob. James Todd (1749-1815) and (Sarah) Jane "Jennie" Buchanan Todd (1760-1802)(m.1777) moved to the area in 1779. Coming from Pennsylvania, they were part of the famed Watauga Settlement and then moved onto the French Lick settlement (soon to be Nashville). Jennie's parents were Maj. John and Jennie Buchanan, also early settlers and lived at Buchanan's Station in the same area. I

801 Myrtle Ave.Natchez, MS Circa 1798. Image from Visit Natchez The first owners of The Towers historic home area unknown. The original home was constructed in West Indies style in 1798 and later restored as Greek Revival house. Two towers had capped the ends of the original home. It was built over three different time periods. In 1826, an addition was put on in Neo-Classical style with a row of square columns completely circling the home. Then in 1858, W. C. Chamber purchase

Selzertown Rd. Natchez, MS Circa 1807 1.5 story Federal style home Image from MDAH John and Susannah Rucker Bisland built Mistletoe as a wedding gift for their son Peter Bisland (1789-1829) and Barbara Foster Bisland (1793-1846). His brother William Bisland constructed Mount Repose. The Bisland family was prominent in the Pine Ridge and Natchez communities and had land grants from the Spanish Crown totaling nearly 3,800 acres. John B. later purchased more. Their homes include