National Register of Historic Places

Myrtle Bank

Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi
Listed
December 22, 1978
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
78001583

About this property

Myrtle Bank is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA. Sir William Dunbar surveyed the land in the 18th century. It was granted to George Overarker, a planter, in 1795. Overarker, who also owned Hawthorne Place and Hope Farm, built Myrtle Bank prior to 1818. By 1835, Alfred Cochran and his wife Eliza, who was William Dunbar's great-granddaughter, purchased the house. Two decades later, in 1856, it was purchased by Benjamin Wade, a planter. Wade leased it to The Natchez Young Ladies Institute, a girl's boarding school, until the outset of the American Civil War in 1861. The house remained in the Wade family until the 1870s. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 22, 1978.

Location

408 N. Pearl St.
Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi
31.56337, -91.40062

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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When was Myrtle Bank listed on the National Register?

Myrtle Bank was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1978.

What type of historic resource is Myrtle Bank?

Myrtle Bank is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Myrtle Bank?

The period of significance for Myrtle Bank is recorded as the industrial era.

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