NRHP Reference # 99000385 Added to NRHP 25 March 1999 | Area 23 ha | |
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Location Roughly bounded by S. Canal St., Orleans St., the Illinois Central Gulf RR tracks, and bayou between Union and Rankin Sts., Natchez, Mississippi Architect Bost, Robert; Neibert and Gemmell; et al. Architectural style Greek Revival, Italianate, etc. | ||
The Downriver Residential Historic District is a 57-acre (23 ha) historic district in Natchez, Mississippi that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1999. The listing included 96 contributing buildings, 57 non-contributing ones, one contributing structure (railroad) and one non-contributing one (oil storage tanks).
It includes Greek Revival, Italianate, Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman, and Post-Modern architecture. The district includes six already-NRHP-listed properties, including:
The district was the eighth historic district in Natchez to be NRHP-nominated, and the seventh nominated by the Historic Natchez Foundation. Primarily residential, it had lower priority for historic preservation as it was less immediately threatened by commercial development.