Location Information
(for the "Stanton Hall")
Name:"Stanton Hall"
Address:401 High Street
City/County:Natchez, Adams County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:1857
Architectural Styles(s):Greek Revival
No. of Stories:2
Registration Information
NHL Listing Date:30 May 1974
NR Listing Date:30 May 1974
NR District Name:Natchez-On-Top-of-the-Hill
NR Status:Contributing
Element No.:188
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Mississippi Landmark Information
Designated:03-21-1995
Recorded:04-07-1995
Book/Vol. No.:V. 20-C, p. 431
Local Designation Information
Local District Name:Natchez Historic District
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Context/Comments
Built between 1851 and 1857 by Frederick Stanton, an Irishman, this structure is one of the state's finest examples of Greek Revival architecture. Carved carrara marble mantels, French chandeliers cast in bronze, and Sheffield silver hardware were used to ornament the interior. Although various New Orleans architects have been put forward as having designed Stanton Hall, documentary evidence for Thomas Rose as both architect and builder is strong: Frederick Stanton paid Rose for the plans and the 1858 Natchez newspaper that described the new house claimed, "All the work on the edifice was done by Natchez architects, builders, artists and finishers…"

Included in "Natchez Walking Guide" (1985) (#15, pp. 14-16), "The Great Houses of Natchez" (1986), "Classic Natchez" (1996), "Great Houses of Mississippi" (2004) (pp.76-79), "Buildings of Mississippi" (2020) (pp.40-41, ND42), and numerous other books.