Elgin (Natchez, Mississippi) Explained

Elgin
Location:Natchez, Mississippi
Architecture:Greek Revival
Added:January 19, 1979
Refnum:79001284

Elgin is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, United States.

Location

It is located South of Natchez, Mississippi, off U.S. Route 61.

History

It was built in 1791 and was later the "town house" of Dr John Carmichael Jenkins, a prominent planter.[1] It has twenty-five acres of garden.[2]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 19, 1979.[2] It now serves as a bed & breakfast.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Caroline Seebohm, Enshrining the Old South, The New York Times, February 10, 1991
  2. Web site: Yahoo! Travel . April 17, 2014 . April 19, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140419020751/https://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-6598331-elgin_plantation_bed_and_breakfast-i . dead .