Airlie
a.k.a. Belvidere;Old Buckner Place
9 Elm St., Natchez, MSAirlie is an important example of the early Natchez Planter's Home of the late 18th, early 19th centuries. Its distinctive double-pitched roof of a gable with an attached roof shed over the front gallery, its glazed sidelights on either side of the front and rear doorways, and its exposed framing in the ceiling of the galleries, all attest to early construction and significance. Airlie rests on land awarded to Stephen Minor in 1793 as part of a two Spanish land grants. When the site changed hands in 1800, it was described as being that part on which the Mansion House now stands.2 Although the house has been added to several times in its early years, these additions have maintained and enhanced the original design and character of the house.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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