Ravennaside

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Ravennaside
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Ravennaside in 2017
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Location601 S. Union St., Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates 31°32′47″N91°24′33″W / 31.54639°N 91.40917°W / 31.54639; -91.40917 (Ravennaside)
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1902
Architectural style Greek Revival  ??? Classical Revival [1]
Part of Downriver Residential Historic District (ID99000385)
NRHP reference No. 79001299 [2]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1979

Ravennaside, at 601 S. Union St. in Natchez, Mississippi, was built in 1902. It is Classical Revival in style. [1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [2]

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. [1]

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. [1]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 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
  4. 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