Airlie (Natchez)

Airlie
Airlie, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1938
Location 9 Elm St., Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates 31°34′9″N 91°23′40″W / 31.56917°N 91.39444°W / 31.56917; -91.39444Coordinates: 31°34′9″N 91°23′40″W / 31.56917°N 91.39444°W / 31.56917; -91.39444
Area 7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built 1793
NRHP reference # 82000566[1]
Added to NRHP October 29, 1982

Airlie (a.k.a. "Belvidere" or "Old Buckner Place") is an history house in Natchez, Mississippi.

Location

It is located at number 9 on Elm Street in Natchez, Mississippi.

History

The house was built for Stephen Minor (1760–1815), a prominent plantation owner, in 1793. It was rebuilt in 1800 and was added to several times.[2]

Owned by Aylette Buckner in antebellum days. Used as a hospital for Union soldiers in Civil War.[3]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1982. The listing included two contributing buildings and one contributing structure.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Mary Ellen Fogarty (September 13, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Airlie". National Park Service. and accompanying 11 photos from 1982
  3. ↑ https://www.loc.gov/item/csas201207171/


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