Elms Court, Antebellum mansion in Natchez, United States.
Elms Court is a mansion at 542 John R. Junkin Drive in Natchez, Mississippi, built in 1835–1836. Its galleries carry lacy iron work said to have been brought from Belgium. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Francis Surget acquired the property in 1852 as a gift for his daughter Jane Surget Merrill. The house belongs to the antebellum period, representing the architectural ambitions of wealthy Southern families during that era.
The mansion blends Greek Revival and Italianate design, styles that reflected how wealthy Southern landowners wanted to display their status and taste. These architectural choices remain visible in the building's columns, cornices, and overall proportions.
Elms Court stands at 542 John R. Junkin Drive in Natchez, Mississippi, and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 2, 1977. The sources consulted give no opening hours, tour times or visitor facilities, so confirm access before travelling.
Elms Court may be the only plantation house in Natchez owned by a backer of the Union cause in the years before and during the Civil War. The iron galleries are said to have come from Belgium. When Francis Surget died in 1856, the house and eight enslaved people passed to his daughter Jane.
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