| A one-story, brick, Greek Revival house constructed between 1838 and 1844 by Horatio Sprague Eustis on land given to his wife by her father, Henry Chotard. In 1858, it became the residence of John Minor, who is remembered for his pro-Union sympathies during the Civil War. This is one of two properties in the Natchez area that have the name "Oakland." (The other is "Oakland" or "Oakland Plantation" at 1124 Lower Woodville Road, south of Natchez, 001-NAT-5105-NR.) This house was listed on the National Register on 21 October 1976. It is included in "A Guide to Early American Homes – South" (1956), "The Majesty of Natchez" (1969/1981/1986) (p. 66), "Old Homes of Mississippi, Volume I: Natchez and the South" (1977) (p. 58), "The Great Houses of Natchez" (1986) (pp. 85-87), "Classic Natchez" (1996) (pp. 102-103), and "Louisiana Architecture, 1714-1820" (2004) (pp. 65-66). |