Historic Natchez
Here, you can learn about all things Natchez, Mississippi. You may sort by the categories listed below or view all entries.
Buildings
Stanton Hall carriage house and stables building
Have you ever wondered what this building once was? Read More
Preservation Projects
New African American exhibits being installed at houses for Spring Pilgrimage
Spring Pilgrimage 2021 has something new on display at some houses Read More
Preservation Projects
Freedman's Fourth of July Celebration at Longwood
Unlinke any other event. Read More
Updates
History and Impact of State Tax Credit Program in Mississippi
329 projects from 2006-2018 Read More
Historic Figures
Eric Foner Discusses Hiram Revels
Full video of 150th Anniversary of US Senate appointment. Read More
Historic Images
Santa Claus Ads in the Natchez Democrat
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from HNF! Read More
Historic Figures
Natchez's Gilded Age Architect, Sidney V. Stratton
Trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and partner of McKim, Mead, & White Read More
Updates
Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home Named National Monument
The 423rd unit of the National Park System. Read More
Historic Figures
Naturalist John James Audubon
Made his first brief appearance in Natchez in December 1820. Read More
Historic Images
First Presbyterian Church: A History
The grandest Federal style church building in Mississippi. Read More
Preservation Projects
3D Documentation Efforts Continue at Melrose
Laser scanners document Melrose outbuildings Read More
Historic Images
The Charles V. Patterson House
One of the finest Queen Anne residences in Natchez. Read More
Preservation Projects
Laser Scanning at William Johnson House
Preservation projects in Natchez. Read More
Historic Images
View of Natchez from the water tower looking northwest towards Linton Avenue.
1888 Read More
Historic Images
Water Tower at North Union and Monroe Streets
8 man crew constructing the water tower c. 1890. Read More
Saving History
From the Collection: Melrose
An amazing lift-top Japanese black lacquer sewing table. Read More
Updates
HNF Earns Statewide Recognition for Ongoing Preservation
HNF recognized with special Presidential Award Read More
Preservation Projects
Natchez Outbuilding Survey: Screened Walkways and Separate Entrances
These structures offer much more information than meets the eye. Read More
Buildings
The Henderson Cotton Warehouse at 100-102 Main Street
The building at 100-02 Main Street was built in two major stages with the earliest western section erected about 1850 for planter and cotton merchant Thomas Henderson. Read More
Historic Figures
Generals Grant and Sherman in Natchez
General Grant arrived here this morning, a battery was planted on the hills to salute him. Read More
Preservation Projects
Drones and Historic Preservation
Drones have developed into an important tool for historic preservation projects. Read More
Gone But Not Forgotten
80th Anniversary of the Rhythm Night Club Fire
One of the most deadly fires in American history occurred in Natchez. Read More
Historic Figures
Zina B. Chatfield - 4th Minnesota
This image is in the collection of the Tennessee State Library. Read More
Preservation Projects
Natchez Outbuilding Survey: Texada
Three antebellum dependency buildings associated with Texada survive today. Read More
Natchez Trails Panels
Downtown Trails Panels
Take a virtual tour of historic downtown Natchez. Read More
Natchez Trails Panels
Nature Trails Panels
Take a virtual tour of the nature trails panels located on the Natchez Bluffs. Read More
Natchez Trails Panels
St. Catherine Street Trails Panels
Take a virtual visit to St. Catherine Street in Natchez. Read More
Preservation Projects
Natchez Outbuilding Survey: Auburn
The grounds of Auburn, an early suburban villa constructed in 1812, include four remaining outbuildings. Read More
Historic Figures
History of Natchez craftsman Robert Stewart
Produced by the President James K. Polk Home and Museum in Columbia, Tennessee. Read More
Historic Images
View of Holy Family Catholic Church from Jefferson Street
c.1930 historic image of Natchez Read More
Historic Images
Natchez Athletic Association (N.A.A.)
Members of the Natchez Athletic Association (N.A.A.) in 1902. Read More
Historic Images
Bicycle on Main Street c. 1900
Looking east on Main Street, two boys posing with a bicycle c. 1900. St. Mary Basilica (right) and Natchez Drug Company (left) are visible in the background. Read More
Buildings
The Natchez Baking Company
The Natchez Baking Company operated during the second half of the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century. Read More
Historic Images
Late 1860s View of 400 Block of Main Street
Henry Gurney's view of Main Street from a second-story balcony. Read More
Historic Figures
Roane Fleming Byrnes: Natchez Trace Parkway
Mrs. Byrnes’s involvement with the Natchez Trace Parkway began in 1934... Read More
Updates
MSU Libraries to digitize records of enslaved Mississippians for the first time
Mississippi State University Libraries is helping create the state’s first institutionally supported digital database intended to give greater access to legal records identifying victims of slavery. Read More
Historic Images
Howe's Circus in Natchez in 1865
Henry Gurney photographed much more than Natchez's buildings and houses. Read More
Buildings
The Dumas-West House
Dr. Dumas was the second African American doctor to practice in Natchez. He was recruited by Dr. John Banks, the city's first African American doctor. Read More
Gone But Not Forgotten
The Birthplace of Jackson State University
The United States Marine Hospital (c. 1852) is well known for its historic association with the Civil War-era Fort McPherson... Read More
Historic Images
Civil War in Natchez: Fort McPherson
On March 18, 1865, Henry Gurney ventured out to the northernmost point of Union battlements at Fort McPherson, just north of downtown Natchez. Read More
Historic Images
Captain Samuel Glyde Swain at The Burn
Located at 712 North Union Street, The Burn was constructed in 1836 for Aurora, New York, native John P. Walworth. Read More
Historic Images
Henry Gurney Historic Photograph Album
Over the next several weeks, we will be sharing historic images of Natchez from the Henry Gurney photograph album. Read More
Updates
HNF 2019 Annual Meeting
The Historic Natchez Foundation will host its annual meeting on Friday, January 17, 2020, 5:30-7:30 at the Natchez Insititute building. Read More
Gone But Not Forgotten
The Natchez Hotel
A building unlike any other in the history of Natchez. Read More
Historic Images
Architect's Rendering of Margaret Martin School
Check out the original architectural rendering of Margaret Martin completed by P.J. Krouse. The school was completed in the Gothic Revival style in 1927. Read More
Buildings
Temple B'nai Israel
At first glance, one might mistake the first photograph for Jefferson Street Methodist Church. Read More
Historic Images
Veterans Day 2019: Mississippi's Camp Van Dorn
Rumors of an army camp began circulating as early as December of 1940. The headline story "Centreville Rumored Site For Army Camp" appeared in the December 13th issue of the Centreville Jeffersonian. Read More
Historic Images
Historic view of Natchez Sanitary Department truck in front of City Hall
Natchez Sanitary Department truck in front of the newly completed City Hall c.1925. Read More
Preservation Projects
Historic Mirror Returns to William Johnson House
A spectacular carved and gilded mirror that once hung in the Main Street barbershop of William Johnson has been installed at the museum. Read More
Updates
Natchez Balloon Festival Almost Here!
Purchase your 2019 Natchez Balloon Festival tickets today. Read More
Saving History
A Look Back: Mississippi Heritage Trust 10 Most Endangered Places 2017/2015
October 24, 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in Mississippi Program. Take a look at the lists from 2017 and 2018. Read More
Historic Figures
Turn-of-the-century Architect Robert Edgar Bost
R.E. Bost apparently came to Natchez as supervisor of construction for the M.T. LEWMAN CONSTRUCTION CO. when they were building the Natchez Hotel in 1891. Read More
Preservation Projects
The Lengthy Rehabilitation of Memorial Hall
Natchez's United States Courthouse has a history you might not know... Read More
Buildings
Mississippi's Finest Second Empire Residence
Glen Auburn, built as the residence of Christian Schwartz in 1875... Read More
Gone But Not Forgotten
Dr. Beekman Residence: A Lost Treasure
One of Natchez's beautiful non-extant homes. Read More
Preservation Projects
The Kyle House Restoration Project: Before and After
The nineteenth-century history connected to this house highlights the life of a free African American family in antebellum Natchez. Read More
Historic Figures
WWI "Buffalo Solider" 1st LT M.D. Jonathan N. Rucker
Dr. Jonathan Nathaniel Rucker, September 3, 1892 - February 8, 1970, is remembered for much more than his service in World War I. Read More
Historic Figures
John R. Lynch: Natchez's Reconstruction Era Icon
Born into enslavement in 1847, Lynch was sold and eventually relocated to Dunleith in 1859. Read More
Gone But Not Forgotten
Natchez Drug Company Explosion
The narrative of this architecturally significant structure took a decidedly dark turn on Saturday morning March 14, 1908. Read More
Historic Images
R.E. Bost, pictured in his Hupmobile outside his 709 N. Rankin Street residence.
Robert Edgar Bost came to Natchez in 1890 as supervisor of construction for M.T. Lewman Construction Company Read More
Saving History
Prentiss Club donated to Historic Natchez Foundation
The future of the Prentiss Club is now in the hands of the Historic Natchez Foundation. Read More
