I remember back in the late 1980's, the bluff was eroding away, and these houses were in danger of collapsing. There was previously a street that ran along in front of the houses (where the bluff walk is now), but in front of these houses, the street had completely collapsed and part of their front yards had also collapsed. I was so happy a few years later when I went back and saw that the corps of engineers had rebuilt the bluff and saved the houses.
I love Riverside! I was a guest at this home many many times. The house is gorgeous but the proprietor was one of a kind. Durell and I became friends over the years and we shared a birthday, same day different years. He kept the conversation going every. morning over breakfast with his unforgettable stories of his life in the south. I have stayed in every room in this house and enjoyed every visit there. He would make your dinner reservations and upon returning after dinner he had turned down your bed and placed fresh flowers and a pitcher of iced water on the nightstand. The lights were also dimmed. Upon awaking in the morning there was a silver service tray outside your door with coffee, creamer, and sugars. Prior to going out for dinner your would sit on the balcony on the second floor and he would serve wine which he referred to as the "eternal spring" and nibbles which was a combination of nuts, pretzels, and other crunchy yummies. You were free to roam around the home at your leisure but he would give a detailed tour of the home after breakfast if you chose to attend. This place will always hold a special place in my heart as well as Durell and the memories I will always have. I miss you and Riverside Durell. Thanks for the memories!
I was just binge watching your videos. Love all the high quality of the old Victorian style homes. That’s why so many are still here today. Don’t think new houses they build today will be around in 100+ years😁. Thanks Laine and Kevin for your nice channel.
I agree with you about the years that houses built now will never last as long as these houses have I love ❤️ Victorian style homes they have so much woodworking in them from the real fireplace to the kitchen and furniture and floors and doors and chandeliers they are beautiful and unique and usually they have antique furniture inside them and sometimes they allow you to purchase the antique furniture I think that adds to the buy because it makes the home stay looking more original 💡💯😇🇺🇸✡️✝️🌍🙏👍☮️👏❤️👼🥰🥇these unique homes are beautiful and a rare jewel 💎 those who get to own one are truly blessed because they own a iconic piece of history
I would die a happy man to be able to live in a house like that. Breathtaking. Thank you for sharing. Your respect for Mr Durrell made me smile, and I am sure he didn't mind you being there.
Just had to watch this one again. This property was/is so beautifully done that it brings instant peace to the soul. I pray it got a wonderful custodian for it's future.
So so beautiful of a forgotten time in history. I love your Victorian home tours so much. I sometimes can just imagine what it would have been like to live there. The fireplace mantles were stunning, as well as the arches and corbels. Thanks for showing it 🙂
Gosh! Each of these Natchez homes is more beautiful than the next!!! Makes me want to uproot my life and move there....And then I remember there aren't many jobs in my husband's industry there and we'd be very far away from family....lol. Well I guess these videos will just have to do.
This home or a bed n breakfast is exquisite. I just about fell out of my chair when I saw the inside. So beautifully furnished with time period pieces. The fire places were gorgeous especially seeing those dazzling jewel pieces to open n close the damper. The sunset is a big bonus. So beautiful. I hope who ever buys this beautiful Victorian home keeps it as it is. I can’t imagine a piece of modern furniture is it. They’ve got to love older houses n the great history behind it. Thank you so much Laine n Kevin for bringing this house to your channel. You guys find the most beautiful historical houses that I’ve ever seen. ♥️♥️♥️😊👍👍👍👍👍
How wonderful this home is and how fortunate you were to be a friend to the creator of this magnificent home. The love one feels while watching surely pales when standing among its glory, taking in all the details. You’re right, that bed😮🥰❤
I have grown up visiting Vicksburg and Natchez MS, some of my favorite underrated southern cities. I adore your episodes on these beautiful homes, brings me straight back to walking those streets ❤️
Gorgeous if only I had the money, I’d take it fully furnished and sell all my furniture. What a wonderful view, it would be my private home. The price is just right.
This is real Elegance, truly beautiful.! With the addition of the Victorian style over the top of the Greek revival you can see why they called these houses Grand Ladies. And the beauty of the gardens all the sweet beautiful furniture and decorative detail, what a grand place this would be to own. 👏👏👏
Thank you for sharing with us Kevin and Laine. What a gorgeous home. Whomever purchases this home will be one lucky buyer. Your videos of Natchez had me longing for a return visit and its beauty.
I love your show. Both Laine and Kevin are lovely people. I am a new fan and enjoy your episodes so much. I love our country’s history and am so thankful for the work you do to restore and preserve it. Thank you.
My family were early settlers of the coast of SC, and many owned large plantation houses. They were beautiful, no doubt, but my dream has always been a Queen Anne Victorian with a wraparound porch. The Victorian houses are just so romantic and charming.
What a lovely place! While I love the dark carved wood and pocket doors of homes that started life as Victorians, the simplicity and open airy feel of the Greek Revival arches and columns just feels right for the location. It provides an 'open floor plan', while keeping a bit of mystery, because you must still wait to see what's around each corner. I'm curious about the narrow main staircase. At first I thought the house might be from the 1830s, before the giant hoop skirts, but if it was added in 1903, then it's likely that was what the existing space would allow. We have ocean & harbor views here (not from my house, of course), but no grand pristine rivers; it reminds me of the miles of the Potomac you can see from the bluff behind Mount Vernon. Hope y'all are keeping cool! :)
Wow, a kitchen that isn't botched by bland modernity but also not original and ugly. It fits the house quite well while also feeling quaint cozy. Also where do you guys find the piano pieces used in the video? That first one is really pretty.
Thank you for bringing us yet another stunning historical home in Natchez! The view from the property of the mighty Mississippi is breathtaking! Those sunsets! 🌅❤️
Would so much love to have the ability to purchase such a lovely home to share and live out my years, than leave to family. So stunning. Certainly would love to buy the furnishings as well. Each day could be Christmas, even with work included! Thank you for sharing this dream and all the beautiful homes shown.
As always your narrative is excellent. I could see myself living there but a last not enough $$$$ I can dream though. Thanks for posting. ✌️🖖☮️❤️ Pink green and white is just my style.
Unusual with the 'double parlour" with colonades and arched openings. I wonder if its original or a later 'update' done when the second floor was added.
Thypically, houses on the water have the front facing the water. Our house the street side looks like the front, but all the main rooms face the water.
I'd buy it as is, with all the furnishings. There's a few minor things I'd change, and some of the colors, but other than that, it's just perfect. I can see lots of cracks and the mantles coming apart in some places, and that would all get fixed. Just wish it wasn't in Mississippi.
Boy, that staircase to the upstairs sure highlights how late Victorian this house is. No hoop skirt (as in the mid 1800’s or 1860’s houses) could go up that narrow staircase. Love this home though!
What a gorgeous home! Someone is going to be lucky to get this. I would have to make it my own home….sadly I could never afford a home of this grandeur. Those winning lottery numbers just don’t fall into my hands 😂
Absolutely love this channel and the lovely homes! This one is no exception, except that half of the contents need to be removed, imho. The house is overloaded with STUFF.
Beautiful house. I kept wondering how this survived the Civil War. If it was built in 1858, it would have quickly been sitting in the middle of battles which makes me think about how it faired. Looks like this house and it's neighbors didn't suffer much at all. Oh, I just remembered you said the second floor wasn't added until 35 years later, which means it didn't have the glory as it looks now. Answered my own question! 😐🙄😄
Nope. No resistance from the Confederates when the Union came downriver so they didn't burn Natchez. If I recall correctly one cannon ball went through the kitchen window of Fort Rosalie and I think that was all. The dark part is the slaves were free. No place to live and no food nor medical care. Devil's Punchbowl, a deep hollow north of Natchez became a "concentration camp" so to speak. The Union soldiers rounded up the free slaves that were just wandering the streets and took them there. 10,000+ died in that hell hole and they are buried there; unmarked. As teenagers we used ropes to get down into the deep hollow; very eerie place. Posted now..... Lots of dark history here. I been here 50+ years. I work on the river as a crewboat Capt. I explore a lot.... Many have left this area. Many homes on the bluff are boarded up and for sell.
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Is that the web sight where you can find out about buying a house?
My husband and I stayed there several times. We just loved Durrell! Such a wonderful host!!!
I remember back in the late 1980's, the bluff was eroding away, and these houses were in danger of collapsing. There was previously a street that ran along in front of the houses (where the bluff walk is now), but in front of these houses, the street had completely collapsed and part of their front yards had also collapsed. I was so happy a few years later when I went back and saw that the corps of engineers had rebuilt the bluff and saved the houses.
I didn’t know any of that. So interesting.
What a wonderful story! I'm so glad they were saved.
That is so wonderful and scary at the same time
Wow!! That would have been horrible losing that string of old magnificent homes!! Great save!!!😰
With climate change and inaction of our dinosaur politicians future is pretty grime
Stunning property and view of the magnificent Mississippi. I was waiting for Mr. Durell's photograph.
I lived at 219 Clifton Ave for 2 years as a child. I could see my old house during your pan out at the end. I have happy memories of living there!
I love Riverside! I was a guest at this home many many times. The house is gorgeous but the proprietor was one of a kind. Durell and I became friends over the years and we shared a birthday, same day different years. He kept the conversation going every. morning over breakfast with his unforgettable stories of his life in the south. I have stayed in every room in this house and enjoyed every visit there. He would make your dinner reservations and upon returning after dinner he had turned down your bed and placed fresh flowers and a pitcher of iced water on the nightstand. The lights were also dimmed. Upon awaking in the morning there was a silver service tray outside your door with coffee, creamer, and sugars. Prior to going out for dinner your would sit on the balcony on the second floor and he would serve wine which he referred to as the "eternal spring" and nibbles which was a combination of nuts, pretzels, and other crunchy yummies. You were free to roam around the home at your leisure but he would give a detailed tour of the home after breakfast if you chose to attend. This place will always hold a special place in my heart as well as Durell and the memories I will always have. I miss you and Riverside Durell. Thanks for the memories!
Idk, but I think it may just be that gorgeous hint of blush pink wall color that brings the peace and serenity to the place 💕
I was just binge watching your videos. Love all the high quality of the old Victorian style homes. That’s why so many are still here today. Don’t think new houses they build today will be around in 100+ years😁. Thanks Laine and Kevin for your nice channel.
Thank you Deborah!
I agree with you about the years that houses built now will never last as long as these houses have I love ❤️ Victorian style homes they have so much woodworking in them from the real fireplace to the kitchen and furniture and floors and doors and chandeliers they are beautiful and unique and usually they have antique furniture inside them and sometimes they allow you to purchase the antique furniture I think that adds to the buy because it makes the home stay looking more original 💡💯😇🇺🇸✡️✝️🌍🙏👍☮️👏❤️👼🥰🥇these unique homes are beautiful and a rare jewel 💎 those who get to own one are truly blessed because they own a iconic piece of history
I would die a happy man to be able to live in a house like that. Breathtaking. Thank you for sharing. Your respect for Mr Durrell made me smile, and I am sure he didn't mind you being there.
Kevin does a wonderful job filming, and Laine is such a charming guide. You make a great team. Thank you for bringing us this gorgeous home! 💗
Just had to watch this one again. This property was/is so beautifully done that it brings instant peace to the soul. I pray it got a wonderful custodian for it's future.
Another gorgeous home! The views are spectacular. I hope the next owners are able to enjoy it and treasure it for years to come.
So so beautiful of a forgotten time in history. I love your Victorian home tours so much. I sometimes can just imagine what it would have been like to live there. The fireplace mantles were stunning, as well as the arches and corbels. Thanks for showing it 🙂
Beautiful beautiful beautiful
I love all your historical videos of these vintage and queen Victorian homes
Gosh! Each of these Natchez homes is more beautiful than the next!!! Makes me want to uproot my life and move there....And then I remember there aren't many jobs in my husband's industry there and we'd be very far away from family....lol. Well I guess these videos will just have to do.
I would want all of the beautiful furniture in that gorgeous home.
This home or a bed n breakfast is exquisite. I just about fell out of my chair when I saw the inside. So beautifully furnished with time period pieces. The fire places were gorgeous especially seeing those dazzling jewel pieces to open n close the damper.
The sunset is a big bonus. So beautiful. I hope who ever buys this beautiful Victorian home keeps it as it is. I can’t imagine a piece of modern furniture is it. They’ve got to love older houses n the great history behind it. Thank you so much Laine n Kevin for bringing this house to your channel. You guys find the most beautiful historical houses that I’ve ever seen. ♥️♥️♥️😊👍👍👍👍👍
Wow,what a view!!!the sunset!!😯💕💕Gorgeous!
How wonderful this home is and how fortunate you were to be a friend to the creator of this magnificent home. The love one feels while watching surely pales when standing among its glory, taking in all the details. You’re right, that bed😮🥰❤
I have grown up visiting Vicksburg and Natchez MS, some of my favorite underrated southern cities. I adore your episodes on these beautiful homes, brings me straight back to walking those streets ❤️
What a stunning place. Absolutely gorgeous! I love I am from the south and this house has southern living all over it. God bless y'all
Gorgeous if only I had the money, I’d take it fully furnished and sell all my furniture. What a wonderful view, it would be my private home. The price is just right.
This is real Elegance, truly beautiful.!
With the addition of the Victorian style over the top of the Greek revival you can see why they called these houses Grand Ladies.
And the beauty of the gardens all the sweet beautiful furniture and decorative detail, what a grand place this would be to own.
👏👏👏
You said it all in your intro. All I can say is breathtaking.
Thank you for sharing with us Kevin and Laine. What a gorgeous home. Whomever purchases this home will be one lucky buyer. Your videos of Natchez had me longing for a return visit and its beauty.
We love you and your shows.. The Dillards.
Oh my goodness, so gorgeous!!
Oh to be young and know what I know now…… love Victorian!
With so much ugliness of today, looking at this splendid home gave me a such an uplift. Thanks 😊
All I could say throughout the tour was, “Wow,” in varying tones of awe. Such a beautiful home and such a privilege to see it. Thank you!
What a beautiful place! Love Durrell’s kitchen and bedroom area! I wouldn’t change a thing!
Breathtaking.
I am so happy that you acquired your lovely princess bed!
I knew you’d appreciate it!
I love your show. Both Laine and Kevin are lovely people. I am a new fan and enjoy your episodes so much. I love our country’s history and am so thankful for the work you do to restore and preserve it. Thank you.
You are so right about that room upstairs........it is spectacular and the view is so grand. I'd love to own this place.
Une narration impeccable de Laine comme toujours !
Merci!!
Absolutely Stunning! Need I Say More...
That gorgeous crepe myrtle in the front English garden is to die for!
She sure is a pretty old lady! Thank you for the tour!
Absolutely gorgeous, I hope someone truly appreciated what Mr. Darell did to the home. And thank you for sharing.
My family were early settlers of the coast of SC, and many owned large plantation houses. They were beautiful, no doubt, but my dream has always been a Queen Anne Victorian with a wraparound porch. The Victorian houses are just so romantic and charming.
What a house. She is absolutely gorgeous!!! So elegant, yet cozy. If only... Thanks for another remarkable place. GOD BLESS!!!
Amazing,
So pretty
So beautiful! I was thrown by the falling wallpaper border in the green upstairs suite; my eye went right to it... The furnishings are stellar
Yes me as well! Oopsy!!
Really just a dream!!
Beautiful! Takes my breath away. Thank you for sharing
So beautiful! It would be heaven to live in this home with all the furnishings.
Beautiful
Beautiful gardens and views.
Such a beautiful home xxx
What a lovely place! While I love the dark carved wood and pocket doors of homes that started life as Victorians, the simplicity and open airy feel of the Greek Revival arches and columns just feels right for the location. It provides an 'open floor plan', while keeping a bit of mystery, because you must still wait to see what's around each corner. I'm curious about the narrow main staircase. At first I thought the house might be from the 1830s, before the giant hoop skirts, but if it was added in 1903, then it's likely that was what the existing space would allow. We have ocean & harbor views here (not from my house, of course), but no grand pristine rivers; it reminds me of the miles of the Potomac you can see from the bluff behind Mount Vernon. Hope y'all are keeping cool! :)
I think your point about the staircase is right on. They added what would fit.
The Mississippi isn’t a pristine river, either, especially as far south as Natchez.
Wow, a kitchen that isn't botched by bland modernity but also not original and ugly. It fits the house quite well while also feeling quaint cozy. Also where do you guys find the piano pieces used in the video? That first one is really pretty.
Thank you. It’s just from TH-cam’s audio library.
OMG that bed!!!!! 😍
Just wow beautiful very talented people 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
Goodness, that was superb! Thankyou.
So pretty! Thank you for the tour!
Wow....what a beauty! And the house is gorgeous as well 🥰
Stunning!!
Oh my! Wonderful! That chandelier and ceiling rose above the piano! There are no words! Ty Laine and Kevin!
Thank you for bringing us yet another stunning historical home in Natchez! The view from the property of the mighty Mississippi is breathtaking! Those sunsets! 🌅❤️
Absolutely love this house
That bed is beautiful!! Canopies were always my most favorite
Love it absolutely stunning love the Victorian Era great job showing the home
What a DREAM!!! 😍😍
I just love this one!
thanks for sharing such a beautiful house with history! it is a treasure that should be keeping forever in our minds!
Beautiful!
Magnificent home and video!
Would so much love to have the ability to purchase such a lovely home to share and live out my years, than leave to family. So stunning. Certainly would love to buy the furnishings as well. Each day could be Christmas, even with work included! Thank you for sharing this dream and all the beautiful homes shown.
Thanks Laine, what a gorgeous home and spectacular view!!
Why did I get emotional watching this video? 😥
Such a beautiful home. ❤
As always your narrative is excellent. I could see myself living there but a last not enough $$$$ I can dream though.
Thanks for posting. ✌️🖖☮️❤️
Pink green and white is just my style.
What a BEAUTIFUL home!!lll
BEAUTIFUL!!!
Lovely !
Richee always loved this one-
wow reasonable price and way above floods.
Unusual with the 'double parlour" with colonades and arched openings. I wonder if its original or a later 'update' done when the second floor was added.
Beautiful❣❣❣
Que linda mansão!
Awesome 👍
Thypically, houses on the water have the front facing the water. Our house the street side looks like the front, but all the main rooms face the water.
Wait, when did he pass? He was the BEST host!
Just over two years ago. We were heartbroken
So sad.
@@OurRestorationNation beautiful home and stunning legacy 💖
Super nice house and at 749,000 - not hugely expensive for what it is.
I would love to buy this with everything in it😊
I'd buy it as is, with all the furnishings. There's a few minor things I'd change, and some of the colors, but other than that, it's just perfect. I can see lots of cracks and the mantles coming apart in some places, and that would all get fixed. Just wish it wasn't in Mississippi.
Boy, that staircase to the upstairs sure highlights how late Victorian this house is. No hoop skirt (as in the mid 1800’s or 1860’s houses) could go up that narrow staircase. Love this home though!
Stunning home.. but I would love to see the home next door.. maybe you could get a tour of it also.
We’d love to. It’s in some disrepair
What a gorgeous home! Someone is going to be lucky to get this. I would have to make it my own home….sadly I could never afford a home of this grandeur. Those winning lottery numbers just don’t fall into my hands 😂
❤️ 😍 love. Love. Love.
WOW.
I need to win the lottery!!!!!!!!!!
I keep wishing it too. this is beautiful but I liked the one that needed to be restored better.
Ok, so where does the host bathe?
Did they film Sweet Home Alabama there?
I think that was Eufala, Alabama.
That view......
Absolutely love this channel and the lovely homes! This one is no exception, except that half of the contents need to be removed, imho. The house is overloaded with STUFF.
How much is the purchase price for this house?
It’s currently listed at $749,000. The Zillow link is in the description.
What’s the price? 5:26
The Zillow link is in the description.
Beautiful house. I kept wondering how this survived the Civil War. If it was built in 1858, it would have quickly been sitting in the middle of battles which makes me think about how it faired. Looks like this house and it's neighbors didn't suffer much at all. Oh, I just remembered you said the second floor wasn't added until 35 years later, which means it didn't have the glory as it looks now. Answered my own question! 😐🙄😄
Nope. No resistance from the Confederates when the Union came downriver so they didn't burn Natchez. If I recall correctly one cannon ball went through the kitchen window of Fort Rosalie and I think that was all.
The dark part is the slaves were free. No place to live and no food nor medical care. Devil's Punchbowl, a deep hollow north of Natchez became a "concentration camp" so to speak.
The Union soldiers rounded up the free slaves that were just wandering the streets and took them there. 10,000+ died in that hell hole and they are buried there; unmarked.
As teenagers we used ropes to get down into the deep hollow; very eerie place. Posted now..... Lots of dark history here. I been here 50+ years. I work on the river as a crewboat Capt.
I explore a lot.... Many have left this area. Many homes on the bluff are boarded up and for sell.
@@EddieRobertsRiverGypsy thank you for that bit of history, interesting as no one has ever written about this happening.