Coordinates: 31°33′20″N 91°22′40″W / 31.55556°N 91.37778°W / 31.55556; -91.37778

D'Evereux

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D'Evereux Hall
D'Evereux in 2014
D'Evereux is located in Mississippi
D'Evereux
D'Evereux is located in the United States
D'Evereux
LocationD'Evereaux Dr., Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates31°33′20″N 91°22′40″W / 31.55556°N 91.37778°W / 31.55556; -91.37778
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1836 (1836)
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.72000683[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 13, 1972

D'Evereux Hall is a mansion in Natchez, Mississippi, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

D’Evereux was built for William St. John Elliot, a wealthy plantation owner, and his wife Anna Conner. The couple were social leaders in Natchez, and the home was named for Elliot's mother's family.[2]

Completed in 1836, D’Evereux is one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in the US.[2][3] The builders and architects are not known, though in the home's attic are the signatures of William Ledbetter of Virginia, and P.H. Hardy of Ohio.[3]

D’Evereux was one of the first residential structures in Natchez built with a full-length two-story portico.[3] The six fluted Doric columns are spaced 12 ft (3.7 m) apart and are each 24 ft (7.3 m) in height.[2] The home included the first cupola in a Natchez mansion.[3]

D’Evereux is currently a private residence, after being closed for many years it will be open for Spring Pilgrimage .[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d "D'Evereux". VisitNatchez.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d "D'Evereux, Natchez". Preservation in Mississippi. January 20, 2011.