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Rosalie, 100 Orleans Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

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Summary

Significance: Built for a wealthy cotton broker in 1823, Rosalie influenced the design and construction of houses throughout the lower Mississippi Valley. Palatial proportions and Victorian detail represent antebellum opulence. During the Civil War, the house served as Federal headquarters for the Natchez area, beginning in July 1863.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-1

Survey number: HABS MS-17-1

Building/structure dates: 1823 Initial Construction

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 77000781

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Griffin, James
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Davis, Jefferson
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Location

Natchez (Miss.) ,  31.55915, -91.40905
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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