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| Location | 42 John R. Junkin Drive, Natchez, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 31°31′54.97″N91°23′43.07″W / 31.5319361°N 91.3952972°W Coordinates: 31°31′54.97″N91°23′43.07″W / 31.5319361°N 91.3952972°W |
| Area | 163 acres (66 ha) |
| Built | 1836 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000780 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 2, 1977 |
Elms Court is a historic mansion in Natchez, Mississippi, United States.
It is located at 542 John R. Junkin Drive in Natchez, Mississippi.
The mansion was built in 1835–1836. [2] Galleries of lacy iron work said to have been brought from Belgium. [3] In 1852, Francis Surget (1784-1856) purchased it for his daughter Jane (Surget) Merrill (1829-1866) and her husband Ayres Phillips Merrill II (1826-1883). [2] [4] Upon Surget's death in 1856, the property (including the house and eight enslaved people) was bequeathed to his daughter Jane. [4] [2]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 2, 1977 and may be unique among Natchez plantation houses in being owned by a supporter of the Union cause leading up to and during the Civil War. [5]
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Ayres P. Merrill II.
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