Myrtle Bank (Natchez, Mississippi)

Myrtle Bank
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	408 N. Pearl St., Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates	31°33′48″N91°24′2″W / 31.56333°N 91.40056°W / 31.56333; -91.40056
Area	less than one acre
Built	1816 (1816)
Architectural style	Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
NRHP reference No.	78001583 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 22, 1978

Myrtle Bank is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA.

History

Sir William Dunbar surveyed the land in the 18th century. ^[2] It was granted to George Overarker, a planter, in 1795. ^[2] Overarker, who also owned Hawthorne Place and Hope Farm, built Myrtle Bank prior to 1818. ^[2]

By 1835, Alfred Cochran and his wife Eliza, who was William Dunbar's great-granddaughter, purchased the house. ^[2] Two decades later, in 1856, it was purchased by Benjamin Wade, a planter. ^[2] Wade leased it to The Natchez Young Ladies Institute, a girl's boarding school, until the outset of the American Civil War in 1861. ^[2] The house remained in the Wade family until the 1870s. ^[2]

The house was restored by a new owner in 1957. ^[2]

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 22, 1978. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form: Myrtle Bank". National Park Service. Retrieved February 14, 2025.