Natchez · Villas East & South of Town
Monmouth Historic Inn
John Hankinson's house, which the inn says free and enslaved hands built. Book the Main House or Courtyard Building; five others date from 1982–95.
- Built
- c. 1818–20Built 1818 by Natchez postmaster John Hankinson per the inn and Wikipedia; the NHL nomination says ca. 1820. John A. Quitman remodeled it in the Greek Revival style about 1853.
- Style
- Federal, remodeled late Greek Revival
- Architect
- Rear wing and gallery ca. 1853 to plans of James McClure of Cincinnati (original architect unknown)
- Type
- Inn
- Rooms
- 30
- Area
- Villas East & South of Town
- Credentials
- National Historic Landmark; Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Local landmark
The story
John Hankinson built Monmouth in 1818 and died soon after; the house sold at auction and John A. Quitman, later governor of Mississippi and a general in the war with Mexico, bought it in 1826 (the inn’s timeline says 1824). The inn’s history says the house was built by the labor of human hands both free and enslaved. By Quitman’s death in 1858 the family held four plantations and hundreds of enslaved people; the inn’s timeline names enslaved people at Monmouth, including Aunt Dicey, Harry Nichols, Belle and Viola Vessels. Several left during the Civil War, among them Charles Vessels, Richard Austin and Isaac, who joined the Union Army. The house declined after the war and was bought and restored in 1978.
Good to know
- Breakfast: included
- No pets
- Address: 1358 John A. Quitman Blvd, Natchez, MS 39120
Sources (4)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.