| The Eola Hotel was the center of social activity in Natchez for most of the twentieth century after its opening in 1927. Designed by the New Orleans architectural firm of Weiss, Dreyfous & Seiferth, it was built at a cost of $750,000, and at its grand opening it was hailed by newspaper headlines as a great "symbol of civic progress." This building was individually listed on the National Register on 11 January 1979, and it was later included as element #375 in the Natchez-on-Top-of-the-Hill Historic District, which was placed on the National Register on 17 September 1979. It is included in "Natchez Walking Guide" (1985) (#42, p.32) and "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (pp.36-37, ND32). |