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
Location9 Elm St., Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates31°34′9″N 91°23′40″W
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1793
NRHP reference No.82000566[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 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]

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