Airlie (Natchez)

Airlie (a.k.a. "Belvidere" or "Old Buckner Place") is a house in Natchez, Mississippi built in 1793.

Airlie
Airlie, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1938
Airlie (Natchez) is located in Mississippi
Airlie (Natchez)
Airlie (Natchez) is located in the United States
Airlie (Natchez)
Location9 Elm St., Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates31°34′9″N 91°23′40″W
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1793
NRHP reference No.82000566[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1982

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 is one of the oldest houses in Natchez, dating even to the Spanish colonial period. It was rebuilt in 1800 and was added to several times.[2]

Owned by attorney, cotton planter, and slaveholding entrepreneur William Aylette Buckner before the Civil War.[3] Used as a hospital for Union soldiers in Civil War.[4]

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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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. "Texas Archival Resources Online".
  4. "Airlie, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi". Library of Congress.

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