Natchez in Adams County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
William Ailes House
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024
1. William Ailes House Marker
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.
Location. 31° 33.151′ N, 91° 24.684′ W. Marker is in Natchez, Mississippi, in Adams County. Marker can be reached from South Canal Street north of John R Junkin Drive (Business U.S. 61), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 657 S Canal St, Natchez MS 39120, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Natchez National Historical Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bridging the Mississippi (approx. 0.2 miles away); Natchez (approx. 0.2 miles away); The European Struggle for Control (approx. 0.2 miles away); The French in North America (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Introduction of Slavery in the Natchez District (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Natchez People (approx. 0.2 miles away); The French Build a Fort and a Colony (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Natchez.
Regarding William Ailes House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
The WilliamAiles House, or Bellevue, is a Greek Revival dwelling typical of the type residence constructed by the working middle class of antebellum Natchez. …
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In 1852, William Ailes purchased an eleven-acre tract of land from the heirs of John Girault (Adams Co. Deed Book II:l13). This tract was part of the larger Belle-Vue [sic] estate that was earlier surveyed into building lots by Levin Wailes … John Girault's Bellevue mansion, depicted in the Wailes survey, no longer survives, and the house constructed for Ailes now bears the name of the Girault estate. William Ailes died intestate in 1856, not long after his residence was completed, and a thorough accounting of the construction of the house by Thomas Bowen was filed among Ailes's probate papers with a balance owing of $204.66. The first charges were entered in November 1853 for lumber, and the house was completed in the fall of 1854 … Thomas Bowen is listed in the 1860 Adams Co . population schedules as a master carpenter who was born in Maryland. The probate papers also contain the information that Ailes was a drayman whose business was located on Silver Street in Natchez Under-the-Hill.
Also see . . . William Ailes House (PDF). National Register nomination for the house, which was listed in 1980. (Prepared by Mary Warren Miller; via Mississippi
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024
2. William Ailes House Marker
The marker is to the right of the front door.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 41 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
