House on Ellicott's Hill, House museum at Canal Street, Natchez, United States.
Description
The House on Ellicott's Hill is a residence featuring a raised brick basement, two-story front, and a central gable with shed roofs attached at the top. The building combines these structural elements to create the oldest surviving territorial-period structure in Natchez.
History
Major Andrew Ellicott raised the first American flag at this location in 1797, marking the end of Spanish control over the Mississippi Territory. This moment made the site a symbolic location for the transition to American rule in the region.
Culture
The Federal architectural details, such as vaulted ceilings and fanlighted doorways, reflect the design preferences of wealthy merchants in early Natchez. These style choices were typical of homes built by the earliest American settlers in the region.
Practical
The building underwent extensive restoration in 1934 and is the oldest surviving structure from the early American period in Natchez. Visitors should expect to see how settlers lived and built during the frontier era.
Did you know?
The house uses bousillage construction in its upper-story walls, a mixture of mud and Spanish moss similar to French Louisiana building methods. This rare technique shows the blending of French and early American building styles in Mississippi.
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