Our trio of travelers back track to visit Rosalie Mansion, a home that they spied on their first day in Natchez.  This antebellum home became the headquarters of the Union Army in 1863.  

With one architectural landmark after another, Natchez continued to inspire us.  We next paid a visit to Melrose, considered to be the most intact antebellum estate in the United States.  

After a guided tour of Choctaw Hall, our travelers lingered to explore and document some of the home’s more distinctive, yet obscure, details that the casual observer might overlook.          

Gracious homeowners opened the door to Choctaw Hall, giving the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art’s travelers a private tour and preview of the newly renovated estate.    

Our tour of Natchez began with a trip to Longwood.  Also known as the Oriental Villa, Longwood is considered the largest and most elaborate octagonal house in the United States.

Traveling with colleagues from the Southeast Chapter of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, a trio from Historical Concepts set out to explore the “Antebellum Capital of the World”.