Airlie (Natchez) Explained

Airlie
Location:9 Elm St., Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates:31.5692°N -91.3944°W
Built:1793
Added:October 29, 1982
Refnum:82000566

Airlie (a.k.a. "Belvidere" or "Old Buckner Place") is a house in Natchez, Mississippi built in 1793.

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.[1]

Owned by attorney, cotton planter, and slaveholding entrepreneur William Aylette Buckner before the Civil War.[2] 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82000566}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Airlie ]. Mary Ellen Fogarty . September 13, 1982 . National Park Service. and
  2. Web site: Texas Archival Resources Online.
  3. Web site: Airlie, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi. Library of Congress.