Natchez in Adams County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Dr. Dubs Town House
1852-1854
| | 311 N. Pearl | |
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024
1. Dr. Dubs Town House Markers
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.
Location. 31° 33.746′ N, 91° 24.061′ W. Marker is in Natchez, Mississippi, in Adams County. It is at the intersection of North Pearl Street and High Street, on the right when traveling north on North Pearl Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 311 N Pearl 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, 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: Intersection of High and North Pearl streets (a few steps from this marker); Stanton Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Intersection of Jefferson and North Pearl streets (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Prentiss Club (about 400 feet away); Intersection of High and North Wall Streets (about 500 feet away); Intersection of North Pearl and Franklin streets (about 700 feet away); Jefferson Street Methodist Church (about 700 feet away); Intersection of Jefferson and North Union streets
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Regarding Dr. Dubs Town House. Excerpts from the National Register nomination:
Ihe Dr. Dubs Townhouse is significant for its historical association with the original owner, Dr. Charles H. Dubs, a locally prominent inventor and dental surgeon. It is also significant as a rare example in Natchez of the Northern townhouse form
The house was constructed in 1852 for Dr. Charles H. Dubs (Dec. 27, 1809-Mar. 25, 1873) on land he had purchased the previous year . Dubs had come to Natchez from his native Philadelphia about 1840, probably via New Orleans, where his daughter had been born in 1836. Obtaining recommendations from leading citizens and physicians of the area, he had opened an office on South Union Street. By May of 1846, he had moved his office to a recently purchased residence at 506 High Street. He traveled to the North in 1847 and 1850, the latter trip probably in connection with his expressed intention to open agencies in major Northern cities to market his own newly invented and patented 'Compound Union Screw Forceps' for the extraction (withoutinjury to the jaw) of hollow roots. Only after the 1854 addition of the rear wing and kitchen to his 1852 townhouse did Dubs advertise that his office and residence were located on the corner of Pearl and High streets, where he continued to reside until 1870. In that year he sold the property and moved up High Street to a house on the northeast corner facing North Union Street. There he diedPhotographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 20242. Dr. Dubs Town House Marker
Also see . . . Dr. Charles H. Dubs Townhouse (PDF). National Register nomination for the building, which was listed in 1978. (Prepared by Ronald W. Miller, site administrator, Grand Village of the Natchez Indians; via Mississippi Department of Archives and History) (Submitted on April 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 328 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
