Montpellier, Natchez

#79 among attractions in Natchez

Greek Revival architecture

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Montpellier is a historic plantation house built as the main residence and headquarters of a forced-labor farm in Natchez, Mississippi. It was built in the 1840s in the Greek Revival architectural style for Charles Whitmore, an English-born planter and enslaver. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 18, 1979. ()

Coordinates: 31°32'9"N, 91°21'3"W

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Natchez United States

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Montpellier – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Melrose, Monmouth, Natchez National Historical Park, Auburn.

2 miW
Museum, Historical place, National park
Melrose, Natchez
51 min walk • Melrose is a 15,000 square feet mansion, located in Natchez, Mississippi, that is said to reflect "perfection" in its Greek Revival design. The 80-acre estate is now part of Natchez National Historical Park and is open to the public by guided tours. The house is furnished for the period just before the Civil War.
2.4 miNW
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Monmouth, Natchez
63 min walk • Monmouth is a historic antebellum home located at 1358 John A. Quitman Boulevard in Natchez, Mississippi on a 26-acre lot. It was built in 1818 by John Hankinson, and renovated about 1853 by John A. Quitman, a former Governor of Mississippi and well-known figure in the Mexican–American War.
2.1 miW
Museum, History museum, National park
Natchez National Historical Park, Natchez
54 min walk • Natchez National Historical Park commemorates the history of Natchez, Mississippi, and is managed by the National Park Service. The park consists of four separate sites: Fort Rosalie is the site of a former fortification from the 18th century, built by the French.
2.4 miW
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Auburn, Natchez
63 min walk • Auburn is an antebellum mansion in Duncan Park in Natchez, Mississippi. It was designed and constructed by Levi Weeks in 1812, and was the first building to exhibit Greek Revival order in the town. Its prominent two-story Greek portico served as a model for the subsequent architectural development of local mansions.
2.8 miW
Colonial architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Hope Farm, Natchez
71 min walk • Hope Farm is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA.
1.9 miSW
Museum, Native American architecture, Natural history museum
Grand Village of the Natchez, Natchez
48 min walk • Grand Village of the Natchez, also known as the Fatherland Site, is a 128.1-acre site encompassing a prehistoric indigenous village and earthwork mounds in present-day south Natchez, Mississippi.
3.1 miW
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Dunleith, Natchez
78 min walk • Dunleith is an antebellum mansion at 84 Homochitto Street in Natchez, Mississippi. Built about 1855, it is Mississippi's only surviving example of a plantation house with a fully encircling colonnade of Greek Revival columns, a form once seen much more frequently than today.
3.8 miNW
Gambling, Nightlife, Casino
Magnolia Bluffs Casino, Natchez
98 min walk • Magnolia Bluffs Casino is a casino in Natchez, Mississippi. It has 45,000 square feet of gaming space, with 580 slot machines and 10 table games.
2.5 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
White Cottage, Natchez
63 min walk • White Cottage, also known as Twin Oaks, is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA.
2.1 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
D'Evereux, Natchez
54 min walk • D'Evereux Hall is a mansion in Natchez, Mississippi, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. D’Evereux was built for William St. John Elliot, a wealthy planter, and his wife Anna Conner. The couple were social leaders in Natchez, and the home was named for Elliot's mother's family.
2.7 miNW
Vernacular architecture
Arlington, Natchez
70 min walk • Arlington is a historic Federal style house and outbuildings in Natchez, Mississippi. The 55-acre property, which includes three contributing buildings, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It was further declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.