Rosalie, 100 Orleans Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS
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
Tags
houses
natchez miss
rosalie
orleans
orleans street
natchez
adams
adams county
mississippi
jefferson davis
james griffin
historic american buildings survey
historic american landscapes survey
historic american engineering record
american civil war
civil war
landscape plans
building plans
architectural diagrams
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Griffin, James
Grant
Davis, Jefferson
Location
Natchez (Miss.)
,
31.55915, -91.40905
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
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