Elgin is a historic house 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 ...
, United States.
Location
It is located South of Natchez, Mississippi, off
U.S. Route 61
U.S. Route 61 or U.S. Highway 61 (U.S. 61) is a major United States highway that extends between New Orleans, Louisiana and the city of Wyoming, Minnesota. The highway generally follows the course of the Mississippi River and is designat ...
.
History
It was built in 1791 and was later the "town house" of Dr
John Carmichael Jenkins, a prominent planter.
[Caroline Seebohm]
Enshrining the Old South
''The New York Times
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'', February 10, 1991 It has twenty-five acres of garden.
It has been listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
since January 19, 1979.
It now serves as a bed & breakfast.
References
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
Houses in Natchez, Mississippi
Bed and breakfasts in Mississippi
National Register of Historic Places in Natchez, Mississippi
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