Concord (Natchez, Mississippi)

Concord was a historic mansion in Natchez, Mississippi. Built in 1789, it was the official residence of the Spanish Governors of Mississippi before it joined the United States. It was then acquired by the Minor family, who owned many Southern plantations, followed by a banker from New York. It burnt down in 1901.

History

The mansion was built for Carlos de Grand Pré in 1789.^[1][2] It was then known as Grand Pre.^[1] It was later acquired by Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, who renamed it Concord.^[1] His wife, Princess Theresa de Hopman of Portugal, died at Concord.^[3] Significant restoration was completed in 1794 or 1795.^[4]

The mansion was then acquired by Stephen Minor, a banker and plantation owner.^[1][5] His son, William J. Minor, also a planter, inherited the mansion.^[1] In the era of the Confederate States of America, both President Jefferson Davis and Secretary of State Judah P. Benjamin were guests.^[1]

It was later acquired by Dr Stephen Kelly, a banker.^[1]

It burnt down in 1901.^[1][6]

Description

The mansion was designed in the Spanish architectural style.^[1] Inside there were two circular staircases with marble steps.^[1]

References

1. "The Burning of "Concord": Old Mansion at Natchez, Miss., Was Owned by a New Yorker". The New York Times. March 24, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved March 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Elmal Vaney, Lost Mississippi: Concord, Natchez (1789-1901), Preservation in Mississippi, May 4, 2010
3. Raymond J. Martinez, Rousseau: The Last Days of Spanish New Orleans, Gretna, Louisiana: Pelican Publishing, 2003, p. 93
4. Mary Carol Miller, Lost Mansions of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1996, pp. 3-5
5. Clare D'Artois Leeper, Louisiana Place Names: Popular, Unusual, and Forgotten Stories of Towns, Cities, Plantations, Bayous, and Even Some Cemeteries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University Press, 2012, p. 71
6. Concord, Mississippi Department of Archives and History