Tillman House | |
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Location | 506 High St., Natchez, Mississippi |
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Coordinates | 31°33′42″N91°24′0″W / 31.56167°N 91.40000°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1836 |
NRHP reference No. | 79001304 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 17, 1979 |
The Tillman House is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA.
The Tillman House was built from 1834 to 1837 by Joseph Neibert and Peter Gemmell. [2] In 1837, it was purchased by Lemuel P. Rooks. [2] Roughly a decade later, in 1845, it was purchased by Dr. Charles H. Dubs, a dentist from Philadelphia. [2] In the midst of the American Civil War, in 1862, the house was purchased by Joseph Tillman and his wife Ricca, a Jewish couple who had come to Natchez in 1843. [2] It was subsequently inherited by their son, Cassius L. Tillman, Sr., who served as the treasurer of Adams County. [2]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 17, 1979. [3]
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