Natchez in Adams County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
White Cottage
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024
1. White Cottage 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 1814.
Location. 31° 33.054′ N, 91° 23.981′ W. Marker is in Natchez, Mississippi, in Adams County. Marker is at the intersection of Homochitto Street and Elizabeth Lane, on the right when traveling north on Homochitto Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 71 Homochitto 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. Dunleith (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Routhland (approx. ¼ mile away); Intersection of Washington and South Martin Luther King streets (approx. 0.4 miles away); F.J. Arrighi House (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Manse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Green Leaves (approx. 0.4 miles away); Winchester House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Intersection of Washington and South Rankin streets (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Natchez.
Regarding White Cottage. Excerpts from the National Register nomination (Note: The house is also known as Twin
this page online
Twin Oaks is significant architecturally as a vernacular interpretation of Greek Revival styling and as the residence of several prominent early-Natchez citizens.…
Owners of the property at Twin Oaks as revealed in recorded transfers included the Routh family, extensive landholders of the Natchez area around 1800. Lewis Evans, a wealthy planter and territorial sheriff, occupied the house on the site during his ownership from 1810 to 1814. In 1832 it was acquired by Pierce Connelly, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, and his wife, who became Mother Cornelia, foundress of the Society of the Holy Child Jesus. Judge Charles Dubuisson acquired the property in 1841, after serving as president of Jefferson College and later representing the Natchez District in the State Legislature during the 1850s. A succession of owners followed for short periods in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries until the house and property were bought by Dr. and Mrs. Homer Whittington in 1940. Rescued from a ruinous condition at that time and renamed Twin Oaks), it has been their family home since that time and is one of the most popular houses to be visited in the annual Natchez Pilgrimage.
Also see . . . White Cottage (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 1983.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024
2. White Cottage Marker
Marker is left of the front door.
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 40 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 27, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
