National Historic Landmark · house · Natchez, Mississippi

House on Ellicott's Hill

United States national historic place in Natchez, Mississippi. Built 1800. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · House on Ellicott's Hill

The House on Ellicott's Hill, also known as Connelly's Tavern, James Moore House, or Gilreath's Hill, is a historic house museum at 211 North Canal Street in Natchez, Mississippi. Built in 1798, it is the oldest surviving building in Natchez from its early territorial period. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974 and a Mississippi Landmark in 2001.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
AddressN. Canal and Jefferson Sts., Natchez, MS
CountyAdams County
ListedMay 30, 1974
Reference number74001050
Built1800
Type of placehouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property, Mississippi Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
AddressN. Canal and Jefferson Sts., Natchez, MS
Coordinates31.56266, -91.40373 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitNatchez National Historical Park · 1 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyClear Springs Recreation Area (Ms) 26 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

Explore

Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74001050. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.