Intersection of Washington and South Rankin streets
Natchez Trails
Gathered on the front steps of Green Leaves are the founders of the Natchez Garden Club, the women who started the local historic house tours in 1932. The vision of these women created the city's heritage tourism industry, today a major contributor to the local economy. The Spring Pilgrimage tour season, with its balls and pageantry, also became a cornerstone of the local social calendar for garden club members and their families.
Green Leaves was the 1838 home of developer Edward P. Fourniquet who built several houses in this neighborhood. In 1849, ownership passed to George W. Koontz, a cofounder of Britton and Koontz Bank. The preservation of the home's furnishings by later generations has created one of America's most important historic house interiors. The old-fashioned Southern garden includes dozens of varieties of heirloom camellias.
In 1838, the First Presbyterian Church bought this 1825 house for use as a manse, or parsonage. In 1849, the church built the small building in the side yard as a study for Dr. Joseph Buck Stratton, minister of the church from 1843-1893 and pastor emeritus from 1893-1903. His sixty-year diary provides. one of the most complete accounts of Natchez life in the 1800s.
The corner house at 211 South Rankin St. was built shortly after the Civil War as
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Richard Elward, a book binder and newspaper editor, built this Washington Street cottage in 1844. Like many other brick Greek Revival-style homes in Natchez, Elward features gable end walls that rise above the peak of the roof and are topped by chimneys.
Erected by City of Natchez.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi - Natchez Trails series list.
Location. 31° 33.395′ N, 91° 24.136′ W. Marker is in Natchez, Mississippi, in Adams County. Marker is at the intersection of Washington Street and South Rankin Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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. Green Leaves (within shouting distance of this marker); The Manse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Intersection of Washington and South Martin Luther King streets (about 400
Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 29, 2018.
