J.N. Stone House

Once a home to one of the most socially influential families in Natchez, J.N. Stone House stands apart because of its origins as a private billiard hall.

The oldest part of J.N. Stone House was built in 1850 by David Stanton, brother of Frederic Stanton, who built Stanton Hall. The billiard hall was erected on the grounds of The Elms.

Prior to being expanded into a private residence, the structure served as a luxurious social gathering place for many Stanton family events.

David Stanton felt it necessary to expand the billiard hall and transform it into a house to accommodate his two sons, Samuel and Aaron.

The billiard hall, in its original form, was a single room, 22 feet long and 18 feet wide, built in the style of a Greek temple.

Once the conversion from billiard hall to private residence began, the galleries in the front and down one side of the edifice were enclosed. Those areas became hallways which now include the original Greek revival entry.

Also retained during the transformation was the plaster on cypress lathing on the interior and exterior walls of the home.