Natchez Institute

Natchez Institute
Natchez Institute, c. 1900
Location108 Commerce Street,
Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, U.S.
Coordinates31°33′36″N 91°24′10″W / 31.559984°N 91.402784°W / 31.559984; -91.402784
Built1845
Rebuilt1901
DesignatedJune 20, 1985
Reference no.001-NAT-0081-NRD-ML[1]
Natchez Institute is located in Mississippi
Natchez Institute
Location of Natchez Institute in Mississippi

The Natchez Institute was a segregated K-12 public school "for whites-only" established in 1845 and closed in ? in Natchez, Mississippi.[2][3] It was the first public, co-educational school in the city that offered a full course of classes.[4] It is listed as a Mississippi Landmark since June 20, 1985.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Mississippi Landmarks" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Archives and History. May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  2. ^ James, D. Clayton (1993). Antebellum Natchez. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press. pp. 80, 99.
  3. ^ Hyde, Jr., Samuel C. (2014-11-03). The Enigmatic South: Toward Civil War and Its Legacies. LSU Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-8071-5695-7.
  4. ^ Natchez National Historical Park, General Management Plan (GMP) and Development Concept Plan: Environmental Impact Statement. 1994. p. 202.