Since 1932, private homeowners have opened their doors to the public for tours of their magnificent homes, replete with authentic furnishings and stunning antiques. Wander through breathtaking gardens of azaleas, tour exquisite historic homes, and experience the timeless charm that our city embodies. Browse the homes below and book your tours today!
Oak Hill, voted one of the winners in the TripAdvisor Traveler’s Choice Awards 8 times, boasts beautiful gardens and fountains around the property. Come experience the lovely Oak Hill Inn with unique period antiques in every room.
Ravenna is an early 19th century Greek Revival mansion nestled among three acres of lush gardens and woods in the historic district of downtown Natchez. Constructed in 1835-36 by the renowned Neibert & Gemmell contracting firm as the residence of prominent entrepreneur, William Harris, Ravenna boasts a unique structural form, making it one of the most architecturally significant early Greek Revival mansions in Natchez.
Ravenna’s outstanding architectural features include a stunning elliptical stairway and a central hallway arch supported by paired Doric columns. The use of superimposed orders, the first-story Doric and the Second-story Ionic, on the matching front and rear galleries is unique for Natchez architecture. The house’s three-story form with undercut double-tiered galleries is known to exist on only one other Natchez residence. Ravenna is one of the original Pilgrimage homes!
Richmond sits on 100+ acres of land within the city limits of Natchez. The entrance driveway is the one used by the Levin Marshall family and its guests for over 190 years and reveals a stunning approach to the home.
The Burn is one of Natchez’s earliest examples of the Greek Revival style. Built by John Walworth, this three-story home is known for its semi-spiral staircase in the central hall.
Routhland boasts of unusual architecture and houses some of the finest antiques. Generous grounds shaded by century-old oaks and cypress, form a picturesque path to the entrance. The wide gallery, with white pillars entwined with century-old Southern Jasmine, bids a friendly reception.
As constructed in 1851, Bontura was a simple, Greek Revival brick townhouse with typical side-hall plan. The picturesque double-tiered cast-iron gallery is a late 19th-century addition. An outstanding feature of the property is the rear carriage house with an arcade of carriage openings.
Step into America’s history through stories of the family who still live in this home built by their great-great-grandparents in 1853, on land first occupied by family members since the 1780s. Lansdowne has been occupied by descendants of the original builder since its inception. At the entrance of Lansdowne, wide steps rise from a brick pavement, flanked by aged carriage mounting blocks. Mid-nineteenth-century Zuber wallpaper adorns the parlor with its intricate designs and delicate colors. Gorgeous treasured family heirlooms are displayed throughout the home, including a children’s playhouse with antique doll furnishings and a miniature wood-burning stove. Hear how “King” David Hunt’s daughter, Charlotte, confronted Union Soldiers who broke into the home in 1865.
Standing in greatness on a hillock overlooking the Natchez Trace, Brandon Hall has been restored to its once magnificent splendor. Built by Gerard Brandon III, whose father in 1825, became the first native-born governor of Mississippi.
