Elgin is a historic house in

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, United States.

Location

It is located South of Natchez, Mississippi, off

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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
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'', February 10, 1991 It has twenty-five acres of garden. It has been listed on the

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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 {{Mississippi-NRHP-stub