Monmouth (Natchez, Mississippi)
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Monmouth
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Monmouth in 1962
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| Location | 1358 John A. Quitman Boulevard, Natchez, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 31°33′12″N 91°23′13″W / 31.553296°N 91.386844°WCoordinates: 31°33′12″N 91°23′13″W / 31.553296°N 91.386844°W |
| Area | 26 acres (11 ha) |
| Built | 1818 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 73001001 |
| USMS # | 001-NAT-4018-NHL-ML |
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| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1973 |
| Designated NHL | June 7, 1988 |
| Designated USMS | October 17, 1986 |
Monmouth is a historic antebellum home located at 1358 John A. Quitman Boulevard in Natchez, Mississippi on a 26-acre (11 ha) lot. It was built in 1818 by John Hankinson, and renovated about 1853 by John A. Quitman, a former Governor of Mississippi and well-known figure in the Mexican-American War. It is one of Natchez's grandest Greek Revival mansions. It was declared a Mississippi Landmark in 1986 and a National Historic Landmark in 1988. It is now a small luxury hotel.
The home was built by John Hankinson, a postmaster, lawyer and steamboat entrepreneur, during the depression that followed the War of 1812, and named after his home, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The mansion was a brick two-story in the Federal style, with a wide central hall with four rooms located off the hall on both floors. There was also a detached brick kitchen behind it, a garden house, and several outhouses. Hankinson began to have financial troubles in 1821 and borrowed heavily using the plantation as collateral. The loan was defaulted on in 1825 and the house was sold at a public auction to Calvin Smith, who one year later sold the property to John Anthony Quitman, the future Governor of Mississippi. John Hankinson did not live to see the sale, as he died in 1826 from complications of excessive drinking.
John Quitman, originally of New York City, was a partner in a successful Natchez law firm and married Eliza Turner, a member of one of the most prominent families in the city, being the niece of Edward Turner, a Mississippi Supreme Court judge. Quitman purchased Monmouth in 1826 for his wife and growing family. The house was extensively renovated by the Quitmans in 1853 in the fashionable Greek Revival style. The original brick was covered by stucco, scored to look like stone, and the portico was added to the front, along with the four square columns supporting it. Quitman also added the rear gallery and southeast wing of the house, along with a second story for the detached kitchen.
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