Elms Court

Elms Court
Location 42 John R. Junkin Dr., Natchez, Mississippi
Area 163 acres (66 ha)
Built 1836 (1836)
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 77000780[1]
Added to NRHP December 2, 1977

Elms Court is a historic mansion in Natchez, Mississippi.

Location

It is located at 42 John R. Junkin Drive in Natchez, Mississippi.

History

The mansion was built in 1835-1836.[2][3] In 1852, Francis Surget (1784-1856) purchased it for his daughter Jane (Surget) Merrill (1829-1866) and her husband Ayres P. Merrill II (1826-1883).[3][4] After his death, the house was bequeathed to his daughter Jane.[4] It had eight house servants at the time.[3]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 2, 1977.

References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. 1 2 3 SURGET FAMILY PAPERS, Mississippi Department of Archives and History
  4. 1 2 William Kauffman Scarborough, Masters of the Big House: Elite Slaveholders of the Mid-nineteenth-century South, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 2006, p. 100


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