D'Evereux

Historic house in Mississippi, United States

United States historic place


D'Evereux Hall
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

D'Evereux in 2014
31°33′20″N 91°22′40″W / 31.55556°N 91.37778°W / 31.55556; -91.37778
Area	7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built	1836 (1836)
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	72000683^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 13, 1972

D'Evereux Hall is a mansion in Natchez, Mississippi, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

D’Evereux was built for William St. John Elliot, a wealthy plantation owner, and his wife Anna Conner. The couple were social leaders in Natchez, and the home was named for Elliot's mother's family.^[2]

Completed in 1836, D’Evereux is one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in the US.^[2]^[3] The builders and architects are not known, though in the home's attic are the signatures of William Ledbetter of Virginia, and P.H. Hardy of Ohio.^[3]

D’Evereux was one of the first residential structures in Natchez built with a full-length two-story portico.^[3] The six fluted Doric columns are spaced 12 ft (3.7 m) apart and are each 24 ft (7.3 m) in height.^[2] The home included the first cupola in a Natchez mansion.^[3]

D’Evereux is currently a private residence, after being closed for many years it will be open for Spring Pilgrimage .^[2]

Gallery

D'Evereux in 1934
Front with grounds
Front left
Front right

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "D'Evereux". VisitNatchez.com. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "D'Evereux, Natchez". Preservation in Mississippi. January 20, 2011.