715 Rankin St. Natchez, MS Circa 1855 . 2.5 story white home Henry Basil Shaw (1812-1869) and Mary Elizabeth Lattimore Shaw (1821-1913)(m.1839) 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. Heirs sold Melmont to the Henderson family which also owned Magnolia Hall - John Waldo Henderson (1832-1916) and Ellen Jane Newman Henders

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

176 Airport Rd. Natchez, MS Circa 1807 1.5 story Mississippi planter style home Image from MDAH Originally, the home was off the Selsertown Rd. near the ghost town of Selstertown - the third stop north from Natchez on the old Natchez Trace 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

300 Commerce St. Natchez, MS Circa 1875. 2-story white brick Second Empire style Likely best example of Second Empire style mansion in Mississippi Christian Schwartz (1842-1890) and Susannah "Susan" Miller Schwartz (1842-1921) were the original owners. He was a merchant. By 1890, the family had accumulated one-half block on Commerce St. For a period of time, the property was a bed and breakfast inn. In the 1980s, Ann "Teeny" Stevens Potter Hamilton Hunt Spalding (1910-2004) o

215 South Pearl St. (and Washington St.) Natchez, MS Circa 1858. Greek Revival and Italianate style. One of the last mansion built prior to Civil War. Image by Bob Cummings Magnolia Hall was constructed on the site of the previous Henderson home, Pleasant Hill. Pleasant Hill was moved a block south for the newer Magnolia home. The Henderson family had owned the land since 1815. Thomas Henderson. He was a cotton planter and banker. In 1866, the house was sold - owner unknow

Cane River Road Natchez, MS Circa 1837. French Colonial and Creole style. Cottage raised above ground with 36 pillars Built on an elevation on a elevated foundation. Marie Clarisse Prudhomme Sompayrec (1817-1908) married (Charles) Emile Somopayrec (1813-1878) in 1837, and Sompayrcc purchased the land from her family. Sompayrec's father Ambroise Sompayrec owned a horse track Natchiboches. Marie's father was Louis Narcisse Prudhomme and owned Narcisse Prudhomme Plantation. Her

916 Old Taylor Rd. Oxford, MS Circa 1844. 2-story Greek Revival plantation home with gardens Image by Wescbell The home was built south of the Oxford Square by Col. Robert B. Shegog (1801-1860) and Mary Easley Sheegog (1807-1871). They wed in 1823. He was an Irish planter from Tennessee. The Shegog family resided there until 1872 with four acres. Shegog had a general store on Oxford Square. The Bailey family lived there from 1872-1923. John M. Bailey (1821-1877) and (Cynth

84 Homochitts St. Natchez, MS Circa 1856. 2-story white mansion with 27 columned porches on all sides. In 1849, Gen. Charles G. Dahlgreen and the widow Mary Routh Dahlgreen built the mansion on her inherited family land. The new home stands on a Spanish land grant of 700 acres. The original home, Routhland by Job Routh, had been built in the 1790s and was burned by lightning strike fire in 1855. Mary was their daughter. After Mary passed in 1859, Dahlgreen sold Routhland (2)

601 Murray St. (orig. address 400 North Lamar) Oxford, MS Circa 1859. 2-story Greek Revival home Image by fredlyfish4 At the eve of the Civil War, William G. Turner his home on North Lamar. Turner was a local planter and builder. He is responsible for the Shegog home/ Rowan Oaks, the Compson House, Ammadell, The Magnolias and the Vineyard, among others. Turner also helped build several Ole Miss buildings. In 1842, he and others helped found First Baptist Church. The Turner fa

803 University Ave. Oxford, MS Circa 1878. 2-story Italianate style home The home which sits astride a hill on University Ave. overlooking the road. Capt. Andrew Jackson Baker was the builder. Baker (1842-1912) and Corinne Jordan Kearney (1851-1872) wed in 1868 After her death, he remarried to Elizabeth "Bettie" Newome Kearney (1849-1918) in 1872. This home and “Fiddler’s Folly” were the first two substantial homes built after the Civil War. He was part of the “University Gre

634 N. Lamar Ave. Oxford, MS Circa 1865.Original single story frame home/ remodeled to a 2.5 story Neoclassic The home was built by August Baldwin Longstreet (1790-1870) and Frances"Minnie" Eliza Parke Longstreet (1799-1869). Longstreet was a lawyer, judge, publisher, Methodist minister and a prominent educator in the South: twice the Chancellor of the Univ. of Mississippi; president of South Carolina College (now Univ. of South Carolina); and president of Emory College (now

310 North Pearl St. Natchez, MS Circa 1844-1851. Colonial cottage. In 1844, Nathaniel Loomis Carpenter (1805-1892) and Julia Ann Luce Carpenter (1807-1871) purchased the property and built Myrtle Terrace. They wed in 1837. A Vermont native, he was a builder by trade and \invested in a line of steamboats, a cotton trading business (Natchez Batting Mill and Natchez Cotton Mills) and got involved in Natchez affairs. The Carpenter family also owned Dunlieth Plantation. The Carp

1215 So. 11th St. Oxford, MS Circa 1837. Gable-roofed, wood frame Greek Revival cottage Several sources gave varied accounts of the origin of the home. Most likely, David Craig (1783-1849) was the builder of the cottage. He was one of the first settlers in the area. He was married twice: Mary "Polly" Gaie Craig (1791-1851)(m.1828) and Nancy Stockard Craig (1783-1828), In the 1850s, Edward Hustace (1829-1905) and Martha F. Andrews Hustace (1843-1918) purchased it. He was a loc

619 Van Buren Ave. Oxford, MS Circa 1872. 2-story Carpenter Gothic style The first owner is unknown. In 1939, Theora Alton Hamblett (1895-1977) purchased it. She had been a teacher near Paris, MS, and after her mother passed away, moved to Oxford. She split the home and made it a boardinghouse. She took night courses in the art department at Ole Miss in 1948. In 1954, she started an art career and became a nationally recognized “primitive” artist. She was the first Mississipp

931 Main St. Nashville, TN Circa 1860s. 2-story white frame neo-classical home with Grecian arches and a colonnade Silverdene (Finn//...