Myrtle Bank (Natchez, Mississippi)
Historic house in Mississippi, United States
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Myrtle Bank is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA.
Myrtle Bank | |
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  Location within Mississippi  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 408 N. Pearl St., Natchez, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 31°33′48″N 91°24′2″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1816 |
| Architectural style | Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001583[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 22, 1978 |
History
Sir William Dunbar surveyed the land in the 18th century.[2] It was granted to George Overarker, a planter, in 1795.[2] Overarker, who also owned Hawthorne Place and Hope Farm, built Myrtle Bank prior to 1818.[2]
By 1835, Alfred Cochran and his wife Eliza, who was William Dunbar's great-granddaughter, purchased the house.[2] Two decades later, in 1856, it was purchased by Benjamin Wade, a planter.[2] Wade leased it to The Natchez Young Ladies Institute, a girl's boarding school, until the outset of the American Civil War in 1861.[2] The house remained in the Wade family until the 1870s.[2]
The house was restored by a new owner in 1957.[2]
Architectural significance
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 22, 1978.[2]
