Roos House (Natchez, Mississippi)

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Roos House
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Location208 Linton Ave, Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates 31°34′8″N91°23′57″W / 31.56889°N 91.39917°W / 31.56889; -91.39917 Coordinates: 31°34′8″N91°23′57″W / 31.56889°N 91.39917°W / 31.56889; -91.39917
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1905
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Art Nouveau
NRHP reference No. 79001300 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 8, 1979

The Roos House in Natchez, Mississippi was built in 1905. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]

Its NRHP nomination provided a strong recommendation for the significance of the house:

The Roos House is one of the finest examples of early twentieth-century residential architecture in Natchez. The Colonial Revival and Art Nouveau detailing of the house is so well and unusually executed that it sets the house apart from its contemporary Victorian counterparts. The house is also symbolic of the rise to prominence of the Jewish community in Natchez, a Southern town that was culturally, socially, intellectually, and economically dominated by its Jewish citizens from the post-Civil War years to the Great Depression. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Mary Warren Miller (February 20, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Roos House". National Park Service . Retrieved October 18, 2016. with four photos from 1979