Fair Oaks (Natchez, Mississippi)

Fair Oaks is a historic house in Natchez, Mississippi, USA.

History

The land belonged to Sir William Dunbar in the early 19th century; Dunbar had established a larger plantation called The Forest.^[2] The house, known as Greek Oak, was built in 1822 for his son-in-law, Henry W. Huntington and his daughter, Helen Dunbar.^[2]

By 1836, the house was purchased by John Hutchins, who renamed it Woodbourne.^[2] Two decades later, in 1856, it was purchased by Dr. Orrick Metcalfe, an alumnus of Yale College and trustee of Jefferson College.^[2] The property came with 100 acres, livestock and African slaves.^[2] It was Metcalfe who renamed it Fair Oaks and ran it as a cotton plantation.^[2] By 1963, it was purchased by his great-grandson, Bazile R. Lanneau.^[2]

Architectural significance

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 13, 1976.^[3]

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