Shadyside is a historic house in

Natchez, Mississippi Natchez ( ) is the county seat of and only city in Adams County, Mississippi, United States. Natchez has a total population of 14,520 (as of the 2020 census). Located on the Mississippi River across from Vidalia in Concordia Parish, Louisiana, N ...

, U.S.

History

The house was built on land from the Concord Plantation. with

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, a Jefferson College alumnus, judge and slaveholder, purchased 14 acres in 1849 and built the house in 1850. It was designed in the Greek Revival architectural style probably by James Hardie (architect). Two years after the end of the

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in 1867, it was acquired by Osborne K. Field. It was purchased by Thomas Junkin in 1890. In 1971, it was acquired by Thomas McNeely. The house has been listed on the

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since March 29, 1979.

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Greek Revival architecture in Mississippi Houses completed in 1850 Houses in Natchez, Mississippi Antebellum architecture {{Mississippi-NRHP-stub