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Ravennaside

Coordinates: 31°32′47″N 91°24′33″W / 31.54639°N 91.40917°W / 31.54639; -91.40917 (Ravennaside)
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Ravennaside
Ravennaside in 2017
Ravennaside is located in Mississippi
Ravennaside
Location601 S. Union St., Natchez, Mississippi
Coordinates31°32′47″N 91°24′33″W / 31.54639°N 91.40917°W / 31.54639; -91.40917 (Ravennaside)
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1902
Architectural styleGreek Revival ??? Classical Revival[2]
Part ofDownriver Residential Historic District (ID99000385)
NRHP reference No.79001299[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 5, 1979

Ravennaside, at 601 S. Union St. in Natchez, Mississippi, was built in 1902. It is Classical Revival in style.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

The property includes a barn, a blacksmith shop, and a cottage to the rear which are older and are associated with the history of Ravenna, on an adjacent property.[2]

It was home of Roane Fleming Byrnes (1890-1970), who was active in historic preservation and race relations and is also known for her promotion of the Natchez Trace Parkway.[2]

Ravennaside has been listed as having been built in c.1900.[3]

Ravennaside's address has been given as 601 South Union Street.[3] It is one of three houses which were originally part of a family compound, along with Ravenna Cottage at 4 Ravenna Lane and Ravenna, which has been listed at 8 Ravenna Lane[3] and also at 601 South Union Street.[4] All three are included in the 1999-listed Downriver Residential Historic District.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d Mary Wallace Crocker (February 7, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ravennaside". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2018. With accompanying five photos from c.1902 and 1978
  3. ^ a b c d Mary W. (Mimi) Miller (August 15, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Downriver Residential Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying 47 photos
  4. ^ Mary Warren Miller (June 6, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ravenna". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2018. With accompanying five photos from 1982