| About The Devereaux Shields House |
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Front Entrance in Spring
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Lt. Colonel Devereaux Shields, Mississippi Vol. Inf.
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Captain Shields, U.S. Army
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Escape the hustle and bustle of the big city. Come to The Devereaux Shields House Bed and Breakfast in Natchez, one of the Queen Ann Victorian homes in a city filled with architectural magnificence. The Devereaux Shields House is an elegant two-story home set on exquisitely manicured gardens covered with Natchez crepe myrtles and camellias. Click here to enjoy the things we love about our home and Natchez, Mississippi.
Our home is just a few blocks from the 200-foot-high Natchez Bluffs, which offers a stunning view of the Mississippi River for several miles in both directions. Enjoy dramatic sunsets across the western horizon and Louisiana lowlands; watch paddle wheel tour boats while listening to their magical calliopes; relax with the slow pace of the huge tows and barges as they navigate the currents of the river
Lt. Colonel and Ms. Devereaux Shields built this charming Queen Ann Victorian-style home between 1893 and 1900. Lt. Colonel Shields, a veteran of the Confederate Army, served in the 2nd Regiment of the Mississippi Volunteer Infantry in response to President Theodore Roosevelt's call for action upon the explosion of the battleship Maine. He became a veteran and hero for his exploits serving as a Captain with the U.S. Army, 29th Volunteer Infantry, in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War in the late 19th Century. He remained engaged in combat operations in the Philippines until wounded, after which he returned to his wife in Natchez December 1900. The Theodore Crothers family owned the home from 1900-1949, while the David Junkin family owned the home from 1949-1995. James Pippin restored the home to its early elegance from 1995-2004. The home stands across the street from Chatawa Cottage, built in 1900 by John Periander Walworth and his wife Marion Alice (Lela) Gordon, and the Walworth family home, The Burn, built in 1836 by John’s grandfather. The current owners of the Devereaux Shields House and Aunt Clara’s Cottage are Ronald and Eleanor Fry. |
| 709 N. Union |
Natchez, Mississippi 39120 |
(Toll Free) 888-304-5378 |
| 1873 Victorian Aunt Clara’s Cottage |
| Aunt Clara's Cottage provides four spacious rooms in a charming 1870's Victorian with heart pine floors, large veranda, and ample sitting areas. There is also a reading room. Aunt Clara's is located at 718 North Union Street, a couple doors from the main Devereaux Shields House. |
| Relax during your stay with us whether its quiet time rocking in chairs with morning coffee on the front porch, sitting together overlooking the peaceful neighborhood street from the upper front porch, or strolling the beautiful surrounding gardens. Go on peaceful, early morning walks hand-in-hand along the rise overlooking the persistent and meandering Mississippi river just blocks away, walk just a few blocks into the old town center for breakfast, lunch or dinner, enjoy the beauty and significance of the Antebellum and Victorian homes in the original Historic District of Natchez or the equally beautiful Garden District. Perhaps, tour the beautiful Antebellum and Victorian homes throughout the entire city that survived the Civil War unharmed. |
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Overnight accommodations with a full plantation breakfast have been provided here in Natchez for a quarter century.
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| The Devereaux Shields House Bed and Breakfast is quietly located on the north side of the Natchez, MS Historic District |
| WHAT WE LOVE... |
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History of our charming Victorian-style home, built between 1893 and 1900 by Col & Ms Devereaux Shields |
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Sharing quiet time rocking in chairs with morning coffee on the front porch |
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Sitting together overlooking the peaceful neighborhood street from the upper front porch |
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Caring for and strolling the beautiful garden surrounding our home |
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Garden planning while on the Victorian bench under the arbor in the protected and private rear yard |
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The freedom to select between one of three beautiful bedrooms in the Devereaux Shields; the Garden Room with a private access to the side and rear manicured gardens; the Gallery Room with a private access to the the upper front gallery; and, the Rose Room with an adjoining bedroom for other family members or guest; or select between four wonderful rooms in Aunt Clara’s Cottage. |
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The elegant interior decor of our home with its 12-foot ceilings and expansive rooms |
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Mid-day reading with soothing background music |
| About Our City & Community |
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Historic Natchez, first settlement on the Mississippi, an ever-present highway to America’s growth |
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Peaceful, early morning walks hand-in-hand along the rise overlooking the meandering Mississippi river just blocks away |
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The beauty and significance of the Antebellum and Victorian homes in the original Historic District of Natchez where we live and the unique character of the homes in the equally beautiful Garden District |
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Caring for and strolling the beautiful garden surrounding our home |
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Touring the beautiful Antebellum and Victorian homes throughout the entire city that survived the Civil War unharmed |
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Walks into the old town center for breakfast, lunch or dinner |
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The convenience of essential government offices, health services and restaurants for retirement |
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A warm respite from the cold north |
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A friendly and welcoming community |
| Welcome & enjoy your stay in our homes, |
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