Airlie (Natchez)
Airlie (a.k.a. "Belvidere" or "Old Buckner Place") is an history house in Natchez, Mississippi.
Airlie | |
Airlie, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1938 | |
Location | 9 Elm St., Natchez, Mississippi |
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Coordinates | 31°34′9″N 91°23′40″W |
Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
Built | 1793 |
NRHP reference No. | 82000566[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 29, 1982 |
Location
It is located at number 9 on Elm Street in Natchez, Mississippi.
History
The house was built for Stephen Minor (1760–1815), a prominent plantation owner, in 1793. It is one of the oldest houses in Natchez, dating even to the Spanish colonial period. It was rebuilt in 1800 and was added to several times.[2]
Owned by Aylette Buckner in antebellum days. Used as a hospital for Union soldiers in Civil War.[3]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1982. The listing included two contributing buildings and one contributing structure.[1][2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Mary Ellen Fogarty (September 13, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Airlie". National Park Service. and accompanying 11 photos from 1982
- https://www.loc.gov/item/csas201207171/
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