Natchez in Adams County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Dunleith
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024
1. Dunleith Marker
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America
1975
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.
Location. 31° 32.974′ N, 91° 23.997′ W. Marker is in Natchez, Mississippi, in Adams County. It can be reached from the intersection of Homochitto Street and Winchester Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 84 Homochitto St, Natchez MS 39120, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi and in Natchez Trace Corridor. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: White Cottage (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Routhland (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rosenwald Schools - Adams County (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mississippi (approx. half a mile away); Intersection of Washington and South Martin Luther King streets (approx. half a mile away); F.J. Arrighi House (approx. half a mile away); The Manse (approx. half a mile away); Ravennaside (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Natchez.
Regarding Dunleith. Excerpt from the National Historic Landmark nomination:
Full peripteral colonnaded plantation houses were built throughout the South and represent the ultimate in architectural expenditure more often than the pure fulfillment of Greek temple form. Dunleith is the only remaining Mississippi example of the type.
Dunleith is on the siteof Routhlands, a late 18th century, one-story structure which Job Routh later increased to two stories with columns and upper galleries on two sides. After the original house burned in 1855, Routh's son-in-law, Charles C. Dahlgren, had the present house built. (Dahlgren, a brigadier general in the Confederate Army of Mississippi, was the brother of John A.B. Dahlgren who rose to the rank of rear admiral in the Union navy). At the death of his wife, he honored her request by purchasing the property from her estate and selling it in 1859 to divide the proceeds among her children. The new owner, Alfred Vidal Davis, renamed the house Dunleith.Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 20242. Dunleith Marker
Also see . . .
1. Dunleith (PDF). National Register of Historic Places (1972) and National Historic Landmark (1974) nominations for the property. (Prepared by Dawn Maddox (Register) and Paul Goeldner (Landmark); via Mississippi Department o! Archives and History) (Submitted on March 27, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. History of Dunleith. Built in 1855, Dunleith Historic Inn is a National Historic Landmark that remains Mississippis sole
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024
3. Dunleith
3. Explore Dunleith - 1855 Ante-Bellum Mansion. Video tour of the historic mansion and its grounds. Note: Contains promotional material. (Our Restoration Nation, uploaded August 10, 2023) (Submitted on March 27, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 370 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 27, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
