Ravennaside
Ravennaside | |
Location | 601 S. Union St., Natchez, Mississippi |
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Coordinates | 31°32′47″N 91°24′33″W / 31.54639°N 91.40917°W |
Area | 4 acres (1.6 ha) |
Built | 1902 |
Architectural style | Greek Revival ??? Classical Revival[2] |
Part of | Downriver Residential Historic District (ID99000385) |
NRHP reference No. | 79001299[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 5, 1979 |
Ravennaside, at 601 S. Union St. in Natchez, Mississippi, was built in 1902. It is Classical Revival in style.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
The property includes a barn, a blacksmith shop, and a cottage to the rear which are older and are associated with the history of Ravenna, on an adjacent property.[2]
It was home of Roane Fleming Byrnes (1890-1970), who was active in historic preservation and race relations and is also known for her promotion of the Natchez Trace Parkway.[2]
Ravennaside has been listed as having been built in c.1900.[3]
Ravennaside's address has been given as 601 South Union Street.[3] It is one of three houses which were originally part of a family compound, along with Ravenna Cottage at 4 Ravenna Lane and Ravenna, which has been listed at 8 Ravenna Lane[3] and also at 601 South Union Street.[4] All three are included in the 1999-listed Downriver Residential Historic District.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d Mary Wallace Crocker (February 7, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ravennaside". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2018. With accompanying five photos from c.1902 and 1978
- ^ a b c d Mary W. (Mimi) Miller (August 15, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Downriver Residential Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying 47 photos
- ^ Mary Warren Miller (June 6, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ravenna". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2018. With accompanying five photos from 1982
- National Register of Historic Places in Natchez, Mississippi
- Neoclassical architecture in Mississippi
- Houses completed in 1902
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Mississippi
- Houses in Natchez, Mississippi
- Blacksmith shops
- Mississippi Registered Historic Place stubs