D'Evereux Hall is a mansion in

Natchez, Mississippi Natchez ( ) is the only city in and the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,520 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located on the Mississippi River across from Vidalia, Louisiana, Natchez was ...

, listed on the

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. 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. Completed in 1836, D’Evereux is one of the finest examples of

Greek Revival Greek Revival architecture is a architectural style, style that began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe, the United States, and Canada, ...

architecture in the US. 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. D’Evereux was one of the first residential structures in Natchez built with a full-length two-story

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cu ...

. The six fluted

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are spaced apart and are each in height. The home included the first

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in a Natchez mansion. D’Evereux is currently a private residence, after being closed for many years it will be open for Spring Pilgrimage .

Gallery

File:D'Evereux.jpg, D'Evereux in 1934 File:D'Evereux Natchez Mississippi 02.JPG, Front with grounds File:D'Evereux Natchez Mississippi 03.JPG, Front left File:D'Evereux Natchez Mississippi 04.JPG, Front right

References

Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi Greek Revival houses in Mississippi Houses completed in 1840 Houses in Natchez, Mississippi National Register of Historic Places in Natchez, Mississippi {{Mississippi-NRHP-stub