Cemetery Bluff District Explained

Cemetery Bluff District
Nrhp Type:	hd
Nocat:	yes
Location:	Cemetery Rd., Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates:	31.5769°N -91.3942°W
Architect:	Multiple
Architecture:	Victorian
Added:	October 24, 1980
Refnum:	80002192

The Cemetery Bluff District, on Cemetery Rd. in Natchez, Mississippi, is a 120acres historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It includes a mix of Victorian architectural styles.

The district comprises twenty-five contributing properties: eighteen buildings, five other structures, and two sites. It consists of the Natchez City Cemetery at the southern end, the Natchez National Cemetery at the northern, and properties along Cemetery Road in between. Cemetery Road also is known as Maple Street on portions in the county vs. in the Natchez city limits.^[1]

See also

There are several other NRHP-listed historic districts in Natchez:

• Woodlawn Historic District (Natchez, Mississippi), a historically black neighborhood historic district (HD)
• Holy Family Catholic Church Historic District, another historically black neighborhood HD
• Upriver Residential District, adjacent to the Woodlawn HD, on the west
• Natchez On-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District, south of Upriver HD
• Natchez Bluffs and Under-the-Hill Historic District, on river side of On-Top-of-the-Hill HD
• Downriver Residential Historic District, further south below the On-Top-of-the-Hill HD
• Clifton Heights Historic District, on the river side of the Upriver HD

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80002192}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Cemetery Bluff District ]. Mary Warren Miller . May 5, 1980 . National Park Service. and