Bankers House

New to the Fall Pilgrimage this year is The Banker’s House. This remarkable example of Greek Revival architecture is a combination of a commercial bank and the principal banker’s home. The Banker’s House was built as a Greek Revival home between 1835 and 1838 by Levin Marshall, president of the Commercial Bank at 206 Main St. The front façade was capped by limestone and the interior moldings were hand-carved from wood. Around the same time, Marshall built a front addition on Richmond, his family home, in the same style. Some historians have attributed both projects to a northeastern archi- tect because they reject some of the typical Natchezian architectural and climatic influences. Banker’s House is adjoined by its north wall to the former bank, and in an oddity of the deed, Diamond and Stone’s closet sits directly above the former vault. The Bank closed soon after opening because of the Panic of 1837, Stone said. ing house and then a girls’ school. After it was vacated during the depression, it returned to being a boarding house, and then was rented before another period of vacancy between the 1940s and ’70s. The bank, between periods of vacancy, was used as a post office, an armory for the National Guard, a cotton office, a church for the Christ Scientists, and an antiques store. The home was purchased in 2021 by Mark Diamond and Kevin Stone, who have owned and restored more than 30 homes. They have furnished with their personal collection of period antiques and restored the grounds as