Natchez in Adams County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Routhland
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024
1. Routhland 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 (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.
Location. 31° 33.072′ N, 91° 23.703′ W. Marker is in Natchez, Mississippi, in Adams County. It can be reached from Winchester Road 0.2 miles east of Homochitto Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 131 Winchester Rd, 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, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: White Cottage (approx. Ό mile away); Dunleith (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rosenwald Schools - Adams County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Auburn (approx. 0.4 miles away); Winchester House (approx. half a mile away); Perrault House (approx. half a mile away); African American Public Education (approx. half a mile away); The Barlands - A Study in Black and White (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Natchez.
Regarding Routhland. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
Routhland was the home of John Routh, "at one time the largest Cottonplanter in the world," and was once owned by Charles Clark, the Civil War governor of Mississippi.
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There have been three houses called Routhland, all constructed on the same 180-acre plantation In 1805 this plantation contained only one dwelling. This dwelling was the first Routhland, a house which Job Routh had acquired with the land in 1794 and which he enlarged and retained as his own home until his death in 1834. In 1856 it was destroyed and replaced by another house on the same site. Though known initially as Routhland, this second dwelling received its present name, Dunleith, between 1859 and 1866, and the name Routhland passed to its third and final recipient, the home of Job Routh's son John.
Both stylistic and documentary evidence suggests that Routhland was constructed between ca. 1815, when John attained his majority, and 1824, when his father caused to be "surveyed and laid off for Mr. John Routh including his house a Lot of Land containing Ten Acres." This lot and an adjoining ten acres added by John in 1835 comprise the historic lands of Routhland.
Also see . . . Routhland: The John Routh House (PDF). National Register nomination for the property, which was listed in 1977. (Prepared by Ronald W. Miller; via Mississippi Department of Archives and History) (Submitted on March 27, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 10, 2024
2. Routhland Marker
Marker can be seen between the third and fourth columns from the right.
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 417 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 27, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
